Sarawak, Ontario (1921 census)
Sarawak was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.640°N, 80.951°W.
Population
In 1921, Sarawak had a population of 600: 303 male and 297 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,201 |
| 1901 | 1,362 |
| 1911 | 708 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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, Sarawak shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 600 total population, 303 males in the population, 297 females in the population, 272 males born in Canada, 271 females born in Canada, 31 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 311 persons of British origin (English), 180 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 103 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 3 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 351 Presbyterians, 111 Methodists, 54 Anglicans (Church of England), 42 Baptists, 16 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Roman Catholics, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262760
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). "Sarawak, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarawak-on114014-1921/.