Osgoode, Ontario (1921 census)
Osgoode was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,686. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4337550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 75.515°W.
Population
In 1921, Osgoode had a population of 4,686: 2,462 male and 2,224 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,050 |
| 1861 | 4,332 |
| 1871 | 4,267 |
| 1881 | 4,753 |
| 1891 | 4,858 |
| 1901 | 4,818 |
| 1911 | 4,598 |
| 1921 | 4,686 |
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, Osgoode shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,686 total population, 2,462 males in the population, 2,304 males born in Canada, 2,224 females in the population, 2,123 females born in Canada, 136 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 85 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 males born outside the British Empire, 16 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,627 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,096 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 442 persons of French origin, 406 persons of British origin (English), 78 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 8 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 1,507 Presbyterians, 1,177 Roman Catholics, 700 Anglicans (Church of England), 629 Methodists, 471 Baptists, 135 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 39 Brethren, 9 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 8 Jews, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4337550
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgoode_Township
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgoode_(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). "Osgoode, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osgoode-on105009-1921/.