Stratford, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Stratford, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 16,094. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q740756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.367°N, 80.986°W.
Population
In 1921, Stratford, C had a population of 16,094: 7,858 male and 8,236 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1921 | 16,094 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Stratford c, 1911 (50.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Stratford, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 16,094 total population, 8,236 females in the population, 7,858 males in the population, 6,357 females born in Canada, 5,826 males born in Canada, 1,736 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,633 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 296 males born outside the British Empire, 246 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 7,329 persons of British origin (English), 3,141 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,779 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,996 persons of German origin, 302 persons of French origin, 98 persons of Dutch origin, 87 persons of British origin (other), 68 persons of Italian origin, 41 persons of Russian origin, 31 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 28 persons of Scandinavian origin, 27 persons of other European origin, 18 persons of Greek origin, 13 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of other Asian origin. 48 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. 46 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 4 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 4,156 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,691 Presbyterians, 2,972 Methodists, 2,396 Roman Catholics, 1,193 Lutherans, 932 Baptists, 195 Congregationalists, 150 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 112 Salvation Army adherents, 80 members of the Evangelical Association, 59 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 46 Jews, 40 Mennonites, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 19 Brethren, 17 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Adventists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q740756
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_(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). "Stratford, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-c-on137012-1921/.