Russell, Ontario (1921 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.
Population
In 1921, Russell had a population of 3,752: 1,917 male and 1,835 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 503 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 2,339 |
| 1881 | 3,458 |
| 1891 | 3,918 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,964 |
| 1921 | 3,752 |
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, Russell 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 3,752 total population, 1,917 males in the population, 1,835 females in the population, 1,830 males born in Canada, 1,782 females born in Canada, 68 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 17 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,443 persons of French origin, 629 persons of British origin (Irish), 327 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 231 persons of British origin (English), 114 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of German origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,458 Roman Catholics, 711 Presbyterians, 307 Methodists, 160 Anglicans (Church of England), 74 Baptists, 34 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Lutherans, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON143004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2981843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(Ontario)
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). "Russell, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on143004-1921/.