Raleigh, Ontario (1921 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.306°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1921, Raleigh had a population of 4,343: 2,295 male and 2,048 female residents. Population density was 35.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1871 | 4,081 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,048 |
| POP M | 2,295 |
| POP TOT | 4,343 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 617 |
| BAPTISTS | 253 |
| BRIT BORN F | 149 |
| BRIT BORN M | 201 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,807 |
| BRIT IRISH | 915 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 475 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,721 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,879 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 238 |
| EUR DUTCH | 42 |
| EUR FRENCH | 293 |
| EUR GERMAN | 72 |
| EUR GREEK | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 16 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 178 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 215 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 1,686 |
| MORMONS | 40 |
| NEGRO | 435 |
| OTHER SECTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 638 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,057 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— 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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on121007-1921/.