Niagara Falls, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Niagara Falls, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 14,764. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q274120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.107°N, 79.072°W.
Population
In 1921, Niagara Falls, C had a population of 14,764: 7,776 male and 6,988 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 9,248 |
| 1921 | 14,764 |
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, Niagara Falls, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 14,764 total population, 7,776 males in the population, 6,988 females in the population, 5,055 males born in Canada, 4,794 females born in Canada, 1,680 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,501 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,041 males born outside the British Empire, 693 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 9,395 persons of British origin (English), 1,707 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,405 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,033 persons of Italian origin, 273 persons of German origin, 259 persons of French origin, 158 persons of Dutch origin, 73 persons of British origin (other), 71 persons of other European origin, 64 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 64 persons of Scandinavian origin, 44 persons of Russian origin, 24 persons of Finnish origin, 17 persons of Polish origin, 17 persons of Syrian origin, 16 persons of Ukrainian origin, 15 persons of Austrian origin, 12 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Greek origin. 87 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,114 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,209 Presbyterians, 2,868 Roman Catholics, 2,862 Methodists, 918 Baptists, 321 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 91 Lutherans, 87 Jews, 58 Salvation Army adherents, 46 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 40 Brethren, 31 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 24 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 23 Disciples of Christ, 18 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Adventists, 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 5 Congregationalists, 5 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | buried here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q274120
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls_(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). "Niagara Falls, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-falls-c-on151009-1921/.