Moulton, Ontario (1921 census)
Moulton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,609. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.919°N, 79.540°W.
Population
In 1921, Moulton had a population of 1,609: 848 male and 761 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,984 |
| 1881 | 1,799 |
| 1891 | 1,894 |
| 1901 | 1,931 |
| 1911 | 1,818 |
| 1921 | 1,609 |
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, Moulton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,609 total population, 848 males in the population, 761 females in the population, 753 males born in Canada, 690 females born in Canada, 61 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 females born outside the British Empire, 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 34 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 618 persons of British origin (English), 271 persons of British origin (Irish), 271 persons of Dutch origin, 227 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 137 persons of German origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 19 persons of French origin, 17 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 540 Methodists, 314 Congregationalists, 168 Baptists, 164 Anglicans (Church of England), 146 Presbyterians, 82 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 54 Roman Catholics, 52 Disciples of Christ, 27 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 20 members of the Evangelical Association, 18 Mennonites, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Lutherans, 6 Adventists, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262388
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). "Moulton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moulton-on115005-1921/.