Rayside, Ontario (1921 census)
Rayside was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 952. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262660. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.583°N, 81.126°W.
Population
In 1921, Rayside had a population of 952: 497 male and 455 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rayside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 455 |
| POP M | 497 |
| POP TOT | 952 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 8 |
| BRIT IRISH | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3 |
| CAN BORN F | 440 |
| CAN BORN M | 487 |
| EUR FINNISH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 905 |
| EUR POLISH | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 10 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 915 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146103— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146103— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262660
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). "Rayside, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rayside-on146103-1921/.