Saugeen, Ontario (1921 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,196. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.407°N, 81.371°W.
Population
In 1921, Saugeen had a population of 1,196: 612 male and 584 female residents. Population density was 17.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
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, Saugeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 584 |
| POP M | 612 |
| POP TOT | 1,196 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 88 |
| BAPTISTS | 95 |
| BRIT BORN F | 30 |
| BRIT BORN M | 48 |
| BRIT ENG | 293 |
| BRIT IRISH | 173 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 507 |
| CAN BORN F | 539 |
| CAN BORN M | 554 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 188 |
| EUR OTHER | 12 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 70 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 15 |
| MENNONITES | 31 |
| METHODISTS | 204 |
| MORMONS | 37 |
| OTHER SECTS | 37 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 607 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on104016-1921/.