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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 600 |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,159 total population, 1,637 males in the population, 1,522 females in the population, 1,456 males born in Canada, 1,371 females born in Canada, 146 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 120 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 males born outside the British Empire, 31 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,167 persons of British origin (English), 942 persons of British origin (Irish), 571 persons of French origin, 324 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 31 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of Austrian origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 20 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 953 Methodists, 794 Roman Catholics, 697 Anglicans (Church of England), 536 Presbyterians, 76 Baptists, 30 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 22 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 14 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Brethren, 8 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 Lutherans, 6 Mennonites, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.