Murchison, Ontario (1921 census)
Murchison was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 482. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262404. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.556°N, 78.037°W.
Population
In 1921, Murchison had a population of 482: 279 male and 203 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Latchford, T-V, 1911 (50.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Murchison shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 203 |
| POP M | 279 |
| POP TOT | 482 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 85 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 17 |
| BRIT ENG | 42 |
| BRIT IRISH | 152 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 136 |
| CAN BORN F | 192 |
| CAN BORN M | 240 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 13 |
| EUR FRENCH | 35 |
| EUR GERMAN | 66 |
| EUR POLISH | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| INDIAN | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 26 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 98 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 231 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130059— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130059— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262404
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). "Murchison, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murchison-on130059-1921/.