St. Joseph, Ontario (1921 census)
St. Joseph 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 had a population of 1,017: 528 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 18.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,237 |
| 1891 | 367 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 528 |
| POP TOT | 1,017 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 190 |
| BAPTISTS | 19 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 20 |
| BRIT BORN M | 22 |
| BRIT ENG | 378 |
| BRIT IRISH | 290 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 196 |
| CAN BORN F | 449 |
| CAN BORN M | 482 |
| EUR DUTCH | 29 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 77 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 22 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 24 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 24 |
| METHODISTS | 319 |
| OTHER SECTS | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 346 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 96 |
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, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-joseph-on102087-1921/.