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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,075 total population, 573 males in the population, 545 males born in Canada, 502 females in the population, 478 females born in Canada, 17 females born outside the British Empire, 15 males born outside the British Empire, 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 482 persons of British origin (Irish), 254 persons of German origin, 202 persons of French origin, 87 persons of British origin (English), 42 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 324 Anglicans (Church of England), 256 Roman Catholics, 205 Lutherans, 139 Presbyterians, 131 Methodists, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 members of the Evangelical Association, 3 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.