St. Joseph Island, Ontario (1921 census)
St. Joseph Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,017. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7589251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.265°N, 84.019°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Joseph Island had a population of 1,017: 528 male and 489 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,098 |
| 1921 | 1,017 |
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, St. Joseph Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,017 total population, 528 males in the population, 489 females in the population, 482 males born in Canada, 449 females born in Canada, 24 males born outside the British Empire, 22 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 378 persons of British origin (English), 290 persons of British origin (Irish), 196 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 77 persons of French origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 346 Presbyterians, 319 Methodists, 190 Anglicans (Church of England), 96 Roman Catholics, 24 Lutherans, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Baptists, 2 Brethren, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102087— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102087— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7589251
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph,_Ontario
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). "St. Joseph Island, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-joseph-island-on102087-1921/.