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 density was 11.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,792 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 762 |
| POP M | 838 |
| POP TOT | 1,600 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 309 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 26 |
| BRIT BORN M | 24 |
| BRIT ENG | 266 |
| BRIT IRISH | 991 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 161 |
| CAN BORN F | 730 |
| CAN BORN M | 809 |
| EUR DUTCH | 100 |
| EUR FRENCH | 63 |
| EUR GERMAN | 13 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 529 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 89 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 655 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008— 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/.