Scarborough, Ontario (1921 census)
Scarborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 11,746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.778°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1921, Scarborough had a population of 11,746: 5,951 male and 5,795 female residents. Population density was 158.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,244 |
| 1861 | 4,854 |
| 1871 | 4,615 |
| 1881 | 4,208 |
| 1891 | 4,028 |
| 1901 | 3,845 |
| 1911 | 4,713 |
| 1921 | 11,746 |
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, Scarborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 5,795 |
| POP M | 5,951 |
| POP TOT | 11,746 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 5,061 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 393 |
| BRETHREN | 31 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,952 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,059 |
| BRIT ENG | 7,305 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,556 |
| BRIT OTHER | 109 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,956 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,683 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,670 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 205 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 5 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 210 |
| EUR FINNISH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 190 |
| EUR GERMAN | 85 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 10 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 135 |
| EUR OTHER | 18 |
| EUR POLISH | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 9 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 54 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 160 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 222 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 17 |
| MENNONITES | 68 |
| METHODISTS | 2,084 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 98 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,711 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 952 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 64 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_(Ontario)
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). "Scarborough, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scarborough-on154007-1921/.