Minto, Ontario (1921 census)
Minto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,376. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2184124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.911°N, 80.870°W.
Population
In 1921, Minto had a population of 2,376: 1,258 male and 1,118 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,341 |
| 1871 | 4,861 |
| 1881 | 4,443 |
| 1891 | 3,637 |
| 1901 | 3,128 |
| 1911 | 2,665 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Minto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,376 total population, 1,258 males in the population, 1,185 males born in Canada, 1,118 females in the population, 1,061 females born in Canada, 54 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 16 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 739 persons of British origin (English), 668 persons of British origin (Irish), 629 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 315 persons of German origin, 12 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,033 Presbyterians, 731 Methodists, 183 Lutherans, 150 Roman Catholics, 144 Anglicans (Church of England), 30 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 27 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 25 Baptists, 19 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 16 Mennonites, 10 Brethren, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2184124
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Minto, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minto-on152008-1921/.