Oakland, Ontario (1921 census)
Oakland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 889. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.045°N, 80.338°W.
Population
In 1921, Oakland had a population of 889: 457 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 47.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 840 |
| 1861 | 1,087 |
| 1871 | 1,104 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 745 |
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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, Oakland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 432 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP TOT | 889 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 62 |
| BAPTISTS | 239 |
| BRIT BORN F | 34 |
| BRIT BORN M | 35 |
| BRIT ENG | 507 |
| BRIT IRISH | 87 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 180 |
| CAN BORN F | 383 |
| CAN BORN M | 409 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 94 |
| EUR DUTCH | 48 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 410 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 57 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262485
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). "Oakland, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakland-on103004-1921/.