Spence, Ontario (1921 census)
Spence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 79.681°W.
Population
In 1921, Spence had a population of 342: 197 male and 145 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 293 |
| 1921 | 342 |
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, Spence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 342 total population, 197 males in the population, 180 males born in Canada, 145 females in the population, 133 females born in Canada, 16 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 190 persons of British origin (English), 103 persons of British origin (Irish), 37 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of German origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 175 Presbyterians, 59 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 38 Methodists, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Roman Catholics, 3 Lutherans, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135042— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135042— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262879
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). "Spence, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/spence-on135042-1921/.