Stamford, Ontario (1921 census)
Stamford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7597413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.097°N, 79.119°W.
Population
In 1921, Stamford had a population of 7,495: 5,147 male and 2,348 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | 3,139 |
| 1921 | 7,495 |
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, Stamford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,495 total population, 5,147 males in the population, 2,902 males born in Canada, 2,348 females in the population, 1,616 females born in Canada, 1,345 males born outside the British Empire, 900 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 463 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 269 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,162 persons of British origin (English), 702 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 653 persons of British origin (Irish), 493 persons of Italian origin, 374 persons of Russian origin, 280 persons of other European origin, 230 persons of French origin, 201 persons of Austrian origin, 99 persons of German origin, 89 persons of Polish origin, 48 persons of Finnish origin, 46 persons of Scandinavian origin, 25 persons of Ukrainian origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 19 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of other Asian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 10 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,943 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,488 Roman Catholics, 1,479 Methodists, 1,248 Presbyterians, 690 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 363 Baptists, 89 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 84 Lutherans, 28 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 16 Disciples of Christ, 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 10 Jews, 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 Brethren, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7597413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Township
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). "Stamford, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on151005-1921/.