Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1921 census)
Stratford, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 16,094: 7,858 male and 8,236 female residents. Population density was 6318.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,809 |
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1911 | 12,946 |
| 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, City—Cité, 1911 (50.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Stratford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 8,236 |
| POP M | 7,858 |
| POP TOT | 16,094 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 4,156 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 31 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 932 |
| BRETHREN | 19 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,633 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,736 |
| BRIT ENG | 7,329 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,141 |
| BRIT OTHER | 87 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,779 |
| CAN BORN F | 6,357 |
| CAN BORN M | 5,826 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 195 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 9 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 98 |
| EUR FRENCH | 302 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1,996 |
| EUR GREEK | 18 |
| EUR HEBREW | 46 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 68 |
| EUR OTHER | 27 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 41 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 28 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 80 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 246 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 296 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 17 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| JEWS | 46 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,193 |
| MENNONITES | 40 |
| METHODISTS | 2,972 |
| MORMONS | 59 |
| NEGRO | 48 |
| OTHER SECTS | 150 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,691 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,396 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 112 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 21 |
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, City—Cité, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-city-cit-on137012-1921/.