Proudfoot, Ontario (1921 census)
Proudfoot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 94. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.671°N, 79.186°W.
Population
In 1921, Proudfoot had a population of 94: 44 male and 50 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 145 |
| 1921 | 94 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Bethune & Proudfoot, 1911 (48.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Proudfoot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 94 total population, 50 females in the population, 44 males in the population, 43 females born in Canada, 36 males born in Canada, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 74 persons of British origin (English), 14 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of French origin. 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 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 Baptists, 17 Presbyterians, 13 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262628
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). "Proudfoot, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/proudfoot-on135039-1921/.