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 density was 47.1 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,835 |
| POP M | 1,917 |
| POP TOT | 3,752 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 160 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRIT BORN F | 36 |
| BRIT BORN M | 68 |
| BRIT ENG | 231 |
| BRIT IRISH | 629 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 327 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,782 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,830 |
| EUR DUTCH | 114 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2,443 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 19 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 307 |
| OTHER SECTS | 34 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 711 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,458 |
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/.