Reach, Ontario (1921 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.003°W.
Population
In 1921, Reach had a population of 2,809: 1,464 male and 1,345 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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, Reach shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,809 total population, 1,464 males in the population, 1,345 females in the population, 1,261 males born in Canada, 1,212 females born in Canada, 190 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 123 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,852 persons of British origin (English), 455 persons of British origin (Irish), 431 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,674 Methodists, 721 Presbyterians, 226 Anglicans (Church of England), 80 Baptists, 75 Roman Catholics, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Jews, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— 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). "Reach, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on133005-1921/.