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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,900 total population, 2,990 males in the population, 2,910 females in the population, 2,158 males born in Canada, 2,126 females born in Canada, 722 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 681 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 110 males born outside the British Empire, 103 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,749 persons of British origin (English), 840 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 745 persons of British origin (Irish), 163 persons of Dutch origin, 146 persons of German origin, 64 persons of French origin, 47 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of other European origin, 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 13 persons of Russian origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of Austrian origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 7 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). 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,154 Methodists, 1,966 Anglicans (Church of England), 906 Presbyterians, 342 Roman Catholics, 193 Baptists, 119 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 93 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 45 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 Lutherans, 24 Disciples of Christ, 19 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 13 Brethren, 13 Congregationalists, 6 Jews, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.