Playfair, Ontario (1921 census)
Playfair was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.407°N, 80.348°W.
Population
In 1921, Playfair had a population of 389: 218 male and 171 female residents. Population density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Playfair shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 171 |
| POP M | 218 |
| POP TOT | 389 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 37 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 7 |
| BRIT ENG | 24 |
| BRIT IRISH | 40 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 12 |
| CAN BORN F | 159 |
| CAN BORN M | 198 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 309 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 7 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 311 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148147— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148147— 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). "Playfair, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/playfair-on148147-1921/.