Percy, Ontario (1921 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,593. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.924°W.
Population
In 1921, Percy had a population of 2,593: 1,324 male and 1,269 female residents. Population density was 29.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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, Percy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,269 |
| POP M | 1,324 |
| POP TOT | 2,593 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 164 |
| BAPTISTS | 51 |
| BRIT BORN F | 69 |
| BRIT BORN M | 98 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,052 |
| BRIT IRISH | 928 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 446 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,180 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,211 |
| EUR DUTCH | 103 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 23 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 1,300 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 579 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 495 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Township
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). "Percy, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on132008-1921/.