Osnabruck, Ontario (1921 census)
Osnabruck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1921, Osnabruck had a population of 3,764: 1,871 male and 1,893 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,764 total population, 1,893 females in the population, 1,871 males in the population, 1,800 males born in Canada, 1,788 females born in Canada, 59 females born outside the British Empire, 46 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 38 males born outside the British Empire, 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,232 persons of British origin (English), 801 persons of British origin (Irish), 796 persons of Dutch origin, 444 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 302 persons of German origin, 171 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 7 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 1,215 Methodists, 1,037 Presbyterians, 727 Anglicans (Church of England), 331 Roman Catholics, 233 Baptists, 70 Adventists, 69 Lutherans, 51 Brethren, 23 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Jews, 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 34 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Mair | 1838–1927 | born here |
| Theodore F. Chamberlain | 1838–1927 | born here |
| Hayter Reed | 1846–1936 | born here |
| Ovide-Arthur Rocque | 1847–1923 | born here |
| Macdonald | 1850–1929 | born here |
| Hiram Augustus Calvin | 1851–1932 | born here |
| Clarendon Lamb Worrell | 1853–1934 | born here |
| Elisha Frederick Hutchings | 1855–1930 | born here |
| Thomas Ahearn | 1855–1938 | born here |
| Matthew Joseph Butler | 1856–1933 | born here |
| Robert Fulford Ruttan | 1856–1930 | born here |
| John C. McRae | 1859–1921 | born here |
| John Dowsley Reid | 1859–1929 | born here |
| Charles William Gordon | 1860–1937 | born here |
| E.J. (Edward James) Devine | 1860–1927 | born here |
| Robert Lorne Richardson | 1860–1921 | born here |
| James Naismith | 1861–1939 | born here |
| Robert Kelly | 1861–1922 | born here |
| Gordon Bell | 1863–1923 | born here |
| William James Stewart | 1863–1925 | born here |
| Agar Adamson | 1865–1929 | born here |
| Elijah Hutchings | 1866–1937 | born here |
| Andrew Haydon | 1867–1932 | born here |
| Michael Francis Fallon | 1867–1931 | born here |
| R. Tait (Robert Tait) McKenzie | 1867–1938 | born here |
| William Morris Graham | 1867–1940 | born here |
| William Costello Kennedy | 1868–1923 | born here |
| Barnabas Cortland Freeman | 1869–1935 | born here |
| Samuel William Jacobs | 1871–1938 | born here |
| Edith Catherine Rayside | 1872–1950 | born here |
| Reginald Walter Brock | 1874–1935 | born here |
| Thomas Crawford Brown | 1874–1929 | born here |
| Henri-Thomas Scott | b. 1880 | born here |
| John Bracken | 1883–1969 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— 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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on145003-1921/.