Scott, Ontario (1921 census)
Scott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,942. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7437405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.182°N, 79.216°W.
Population
In 1921, Scott had a population of 1,942: 1,025 male and 917 female residents. Population density was 23.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,028 |
| 1861 | 2,169 |
| 1871 | 2,775 |
| 1881 | 2,563 |
| 1891 | 2,342 |
| 1901 | 2,270 |
| 1911 | 2,119 |
| 1921 | 1,942 |
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, Scott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 917 |
| POP M | 1,025 |
| POP TOT | 1,942 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 79 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 29 |
| BRIT BORN F | 61 |
| BRIT BORN M | 87 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,017 |
| BRIT IRISH | 476 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 307 |
| CAN BORN F | 851 |
| CAN BORN M | 932 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 87 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 33 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 35 |
| METHODISTS | 1,067 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 688 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7437405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Township,_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). "Scott, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scott-on133006-1921/.