Strange, Ontario (1921 census)
Strange was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262921. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.274°N, 89.961°W.
Population
In 1921, Strange had a population of 177: 96 male and 81 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 288 |
| 1921 | 177 |
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, Strange 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 177 total population, 96 males in the population, 81 females in the population, 47 females born in Canada, 43 males born in Canada, 39 males born outside the British Empire, 26 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 133 persons of Finnish origin, 15 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 133 Lutherans, 16 Roman Catholics, 11 Presbyterians, 8 Methodists, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262921
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). "Strange, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/strange-on147024-1921/.