Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Owen Sound, C was a city in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,369 |
| 1881 | 4,426 |
| 1891 | 7,497 |
| 1901 | 8,776 |
| 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 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 12,190 total population, 6,337 females in the population, 5,853 males in the population, 5,525 females born in Canada, 4,956 males born in Canada, 685 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 651 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 212 males born outside the British Empire, 161 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,253 persons of British origin (English), 3,477 persons of British origin (Irish), 3,147 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 342 persons of German origin, 241 persons of French origin, 212 persons of Dutch origin, 52 persons of Syrian origin, 42 persons of British origin (other), 41 persons of other European origin, 36 persons of Greek origin, 19 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of Austrian origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of other Asian origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. 155 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 72 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 28 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,144 Presbyterians, 3,556 Methodists, 1,779 Anglicans (Church of England), 879 Roman Catholics, 759 Baptists, 359 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 225 Disciples of Christ, 138 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 132 Salvation Army adherents, 72 Jews, 42 Mennonites, 28 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 24 Brethren, 21 Lutherans, 19 Adventists, 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew McCauley | 1850–1930 | born here |
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/.