Ramsay, Ontario (1921 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1921, Ramsay had a population of 1,713: 902 male and 811 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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, Ramsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,713 total population, 902 males in the population, 850 males born in Canada, 811 females in the population, 778 females born in Canada, 47 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 29 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 815 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 586 persons of British origin (Irish), 269 persons of British origin (English), 39 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 897 Presbyterians, 373 Anglicans (Church of England), 179 Roman Catholics, 169 Methodists, 56 Baptists, 21 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 12 Congregationalists, 3 Adventists, 2 Brethren, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— 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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on123012-1921/.