Sidney, Ontario (1921 census)
Sidney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,736. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.208°N, 77.520°W.
Population
In 1921, Sidney had a population of 3,736: 1,902 male and 1,834 female residents. Population density was 31.3 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sidney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,834 |
| POP M | 1,902 |
| POP TOT | 3,736 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 467 |
| BAPTISTS | 109 |
| BRETHREN | 31 |
| BRIT BORN F | 126 |
| BRIT BORN M | 143 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,353 |
| BRIT IRISH | 713 |
| BRIT OTHER | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 276 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,690 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,733 |
| EUR DUTCH | 271 |
| EUR FRENCH | 43 |
| EUR GERMAN | 28 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 2,607 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 39 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 256 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 215 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118018— 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). "Sidney, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sidney-on118018-1921/.