Ryerson, Ontario (1921 census)
Ryerson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.582°N, 79.510°W.
Population
In 1921, Ryerson had a population of 559: 317 male and 242 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 698 |
| 1921 | 559 |
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, Ryerson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 559 total population, 317 males in the population, 267 males born in Canada, 242 females in the population, 203 females born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 males born outside the British Empire, 18 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 279 persons of British origin (English), 100 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of other European origin, 23 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 12 persons of Finnish origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 199 Presbyterians, 144 Methodists, 137 Anglicans (Church of England), 44 Baptists, 21 Roman Catholics, 9 Lutherans, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262740
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). "Ryerson, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ryerson-on135040-1921/.