Niagara, Ontario (1921 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.200°N, 79.107°W.
Population
In 1921, Niagara had a population of 3,041: 1,844 male and 1,197 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,845 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 2,152 |
| 1921 | 3,041 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,041 total population, 1,844 males in the population, 1,197 females in the population, 1,137 males born in Canada, 822 females born in Canada, 468 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 258 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 239 males born outside the British Empire, 117 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,678 persons of British origin (English), 540 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 286 persons of British origin (Irish), 124 persons of Italian origin, 118 persons of French origin, 73 persons of Polish origin, 70 persons of German origin, 23 persons of Dutch origin, 23 persons of Scandinavian origin, 20 persons of Austrian origin, 20 persons of Russian origin, 16 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 7 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 12 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). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 863 Anglicans (Church of England), 838 Methodists, 623 Presbyterians, 398 Roman Catholics, 178 Baptists, 59 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 45 Lutherans, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Disciples of Christ, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Congregationalists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Brethren, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William James Fitzgerald | 1888–1926 | born here |
| Velma Springstead | 1906–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126008— 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). "Niagara, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on126008-1921/.