Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Owen Sound, C was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 12,190. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1921, Owen Sound, C had a population of 12,190: 5,853 male and 6,337 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 12,558 |
| 1921 | 12,190 |
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, Owen Sound, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 6,337 |
| POP M | 5,853 |
| POP TOT | 12,190 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 19 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,779 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 19 |
| ASIA OTHER | 6 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 52 |
| BAPTISTS | 759 |
| BRETHREN | 24 |
| BRIT BORN F | 651 |
| BRIT BORN M | 685 |
| BRIT ENG | 4,253 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,477 |
| BRIT OTHER | 42 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,147 |
| CAN BORN F | 5,525 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,956 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 225 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 212 |
| EUR FRENCH | 241 |
| EUR GERMAN | 342 |
| EUR GREEK | 36 |
| EUR HEBREW | 72 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 41 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 161 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 212 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 28 |
| INDIAN | 28 |
| JEWS | 72 |
| LUTHERANS | 21 |
| MENNONITES | 42 |
| METHODISTS | 3,556 |
| MORMONS | 138 |
| NEGRO | 155 |
| OTHER SECTS | 359 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,144 |
| PROTESTANTS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 879 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 132 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
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). "Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-c-on114017-1921/.