Oxford, Ontario (1921 census)
Oxford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.952°N, 75.677°W.
Population
In 1921, Oxford had a population of 2,381: 1,239 male and 1,142 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,496 |
| 1861 | 4,467 |
| 1871 | 4,051 |
| 1881 | 3,785 |
| 1891 | 3,307 |
| 1901 | 2,920 |
| 1911 | 2,503 |
| 1921 | 2,381 |
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, Oxford 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 2,381 total population, 1,239 males in the population, 1,142 females in the population, 1,138 males born in Canada, 1,076 females born in Canada, 62 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 49 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born outside the British Empire, 17 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,567 persons of British origin (Irish), 317 persons of British origin (English), 300 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 83 persons of French origin, 73 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 760 Methodists, 693 Anglicans (Church of England), 605 Presbyterians, 281 Roman Catholics, 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Baptists, 7 Lutherans, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Walter Harris | 1845–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113004— 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). "Oxford, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-on113004-1921/.