Port Arthur, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Arthur, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 14,886. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.454°N, 89.217°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Arthur, C had a population of 14,886: 7,727 male and 7,159 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,220 |
| 1921 | 14,886 |
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, Port Arthur, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 14,886 total population, 7,727 males in the population, 7,159 females in the population, 4,507 males born in Canada, 4,413 females born in Canada, 1,656 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,564 males born outside the British Empire, 1,466 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,280 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,571 persons of British origin (English), 2,844 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,140 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,566 persons of Finnish origin, 860 persons of French origin, 698 persons of Italian origin, 609 persons of Scandinavian origin, 598 persons of Austrian origin, 247 persons of German origin, 122 persons of British origin (other), 102 persons of Dutch origin, 97 persons of other European origin, 93 persons of Ukrainian origin, 64 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 62 persons of Russian origin, 38 persons of Greek origin, 32 persons of Polish origin, 23 persons of Belgian origin. 82 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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. 1 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 3,587 Roman Catholics, 3,453 Presbyterians, 3,080 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,908 Lutherans, 1,548 Methodists, 576 Baptists, 226 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 182 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 80 Jews, 74 Salvation Army adherents, 56 adherents of Eastern religions, 45 Adventists, 35 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 23 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 17 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230482
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_(Ontario)
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). "Port Arthur, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-c-on147037-1921/.