Saltfleet, Ontario (1921 census)
Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.
Population
In 1921, Saltfleet had a population of 5,900: 2,990 male and 2,910 female residents. Population density was 114.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,801 |
| 1861 | 2,740 |
| 1871 | 2,783 |
| 1881 | 2,951 |
| 1891 | 2,765 |
| 1901 | 3,209 |
| 1911 | 4,458 |
| 1921 | 5,900 |
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, Saltfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,910 |
| POP M | 2,990 |
| POP TOT | 5,900 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,966 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 193 |
| BRETHREN | 13 |
| BRIT BORN F | 681 |
| BRIT BORN M | 722 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,749 |
| BRIT IRISH | 745 |
| BRIT OTHER | 47 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 840 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,126 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,158 |
| CHRISTIANS | 93 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 13 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 24 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 163 |
| EUR FRENCH | 64 |
| EUR GERMAN | 146 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 8 |
| EUR OTHER | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 21 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 103 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 110 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 19 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 37 |
| METHODISTS | 2,154 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 119 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 906 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 342 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7406103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_Township
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). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on153008-1921/.