Preston, Ontario (1921 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 125. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 78.186°W.
Population
In 1921, Preston had a population of 125. Population density was 1.4 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Harley, 1911 (35.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Preston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP M | 125 |
| POP TOT | 125 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 1 |
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2 |
| CAN BORN M | 109 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 83 |
| EUR POLISH | 23 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130070— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130070— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262621
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). "Preston, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-on130070-1921/.