Salter, Ontario (1921 census)
Salter was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 374. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.227°N, 82.130°W.
Population
In 1921, Salter had a population of 374: 189 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Salter 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 | 185 |
| POP M | 189 |
| POP TOT | 374 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 22 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 48 |
| BRIT IRISH | 77 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 47 |
| CAN BORN F | 173 |
| CAN BORN M | 182 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 169 |
| EUR GERMAN | 30 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 45 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 39 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 220 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146105— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146105— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262748
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). "Salter, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/salter-on146105-1921/.