Osprey, Ontario (1921 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,205. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7107381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.314°N, 80.346°W.
Population
In 1921, Osprey had a population of 2,205: 1,155 male and 1,050 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 486 |
| 1861 | 2,201 |
| 1871 | 3,033 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 3,314 |
| 1901 | 3,075 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
| 1921 | 2,205 |
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, Osprey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,205 total population, 1,155 males in the population, 1,092 males born in Canada, 1,050 females in the population, 993 females born in Canada, 59 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 52 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 893 persons of British origin (English), 723 persons of British origin (Irish), 489 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 57 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 879 Methodists, 761 Presbyterians, 286 Anglicans (Church of England), 110 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 61 Baptists, 61 Roman Catholics, 21 Salvation Army adherents, 14 Mennonites, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7107381
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey,_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). "Osprey, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osprey-on114011-1921/.