Mornington, Ontario (1921 census)
Mornington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,583. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 80.871°W.
Population
In 1921, Mornington had a population of 2,583: 1,313 male and 1,270 female residents. Population density was 30.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,246 |
| 1911 | 2,900 |
| 1921 | 2,583 |
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, Mornington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,270 |
| POP M | 1,313 |
| POP TOT | 2,583 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 224 |
| BRIT BORN F | 51 |
| BRIT BORN M | 60 |
| BRIT ENG | 257 |
| BRIT IRISH | 762 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 396 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,192 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,215 |
| EUR DUTCH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 55 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1,073 |
| EUR OTHER | 22 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 27 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 38 |
| LUTHERANS | 237 |
| MENNONITES | 508 |
| METHODISTS | 329 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 898 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 347 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262370
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). "Mornington, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mornington-on137010-1921/.