Tay, Ontario (1921 census)
Tay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,159. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.733°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1921, Tay had a population of 3,159: 1,637 male and 1,522 female residents. Population density was 36.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,629 |
| 1881 | 2,993 |
| 1891 | 4,714 |
| 1901 | 5,442 |
| 1911 | 5,245 |
| 1921 | 3,159 |
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, Tay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,522 |
| POP M | 1,637 |
| POP TOT | 3,159 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 697 |
| BAPTISTS | 76 |
| BRETHREN | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 120 |
| BRIT BORN M | 146 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,167 |
| BRIT IRISH | 942 |
| BRIT OTHER | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 324 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,371 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,456 |
| CHRISTIANS | 22 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 29 |
| EUR DUTCH | 29 |
| EUR FRENCH | 571 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 22 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 35 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 953 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 30 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 536 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 794 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262963
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). "Tay, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tay-on144012-1921/.