Stafford, Ontario (1921 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,075. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.725°N, 77.063°W.
Population
In 1921, Stafford had a population of 1,075: 573 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 502 |
| POP M | 573 |
| POP TOT | 1,075 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 324 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 87 |
| BRIT IRISH | 482 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 42 |
| CAN BORN F | 478 |
| CAN BORN M | 545 |
| EUR FRENCH | 202 |
| EUR GERMAN | 254 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 205 |
| METHODISTS | 131 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 139 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 256 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on142031-1921/.