Rutherford, Ontario (1921 census)
Rutherford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 329. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262737. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.988°N, 81.477°W.
Population
In 1921, Rutherford had a population of 329: 173 male and 156 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 320 |
| 1921 | 329 |
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, Rutherford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 329 total population, 173 males in the population, 164 males born in Canada, 156 females in the population, 153 females born in Canada, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 186 persons of French origin, 62 persons of British origin (English), 28 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of German origin. 46 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 329 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262737
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). "Rutherford, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rutherford-on127017-1921/.