Seymour, Ontario (1921 census)
Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.
Population
In 1921, Seymour had a population of 2,687: 1,410 male and 1,277 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,781 |
| 1861 | 3,842 |
| 1871 | 4,289 |
| 1881 | 3,783 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,261 |
| 1911 | 3,331 |
| 1921 | 2,687 |
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, Seymour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,687 total population, 1,410 males in the population, 1,283 males born in Canada, 1,277 females in the population, 1,159 females born in Canada, 116 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 108 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,237 persons of British origin (English), 790 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 534 persons of British origin (Irish), 59 persons of French origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,316 Methodists, 858 Presbyterians, 227 Roman Catholics, 200 Anglicans (Church of England), 53 Baptists, 15 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Brethren, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7459234
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_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). "Seymour, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on132009-1921/.