Sheffield, Ontario (1921 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.
Population
In 1921, Sheffield had a population of 1,600: 838 male and 762 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,925 |
| 1871 | 2,615 |
| 1881 | 2,591 |
| 1891 | 2,355 |
| 1901 | 2,280 |
| 1911 | 1,879 |
| 1921 | 1,600 |
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, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,600 total population, 838 males in the population, 809 males born in Canada, 762 females in the population, 730 females born in Canada, 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 991 persons of British origin (Irish), 266 persons of British origin (English), 161 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 100 persons of Dutch origin, 63 persons of French origin, 13 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 655 Roman Catholics, 529 Methodists, 309 Anglicans (Church of England), 89 Presbyterians, 10 Adventists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Sheffield, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on101008-1921/.