Ralph, Ontario (1921 census)
Ralph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.119°N, 77.614°W.
Population
In 1921, Ralph had a population of 331: 179 male and 152 female residents.
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 Buchanan, Rolph & Wylie, 1911 (33.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Ralph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 331 total population, 179 males in the population, 169 males born in Canada, 152 females in the population, 145 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 149 persons of French origin, 99 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Syrian origin. 10 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 236 Roman Catholics, 67 Presbyterians, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Methodists, 5 Lutherans, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Raymond Knister | 1899–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142027— 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). "Ralph, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ralph-on142027-1921/.