Muskoka, Ontario (1921 census)
Muskoka was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.955°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1921, Muskoka had a population of 988: 514 male and 474 female residents. Population density was 12.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 482 |
| 1881 | 1,135 |
| 1891 | 797 |
| 1901 | 838 |
| 1911 | 944 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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, Muskoka shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 474 |
| POP M | 514 |
| POP TOT | 988 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 309 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 58 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 116 |
| BRIT BORN M | 125 |
| BRIT ENG | 458 |
| BRIT IRISH | 168 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 207 |
| CAN BORN F | 335 |
| CAN BORN M | 344 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 34 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 28 |
| EUR GERMAN | 26 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 9 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 23 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 45 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 248 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 219 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 103 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Muskoka, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/muskoka-on129014-1921/.