Tisdale & Porcupine District, Ontario (1921 census)
Tisdale & Porcupine District was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.364°N, 81.383°W.
Population
In 1921, Tisdale & Porcupine District had a population of 3,918: 2,478 male and 1,440 female residents. Population density was 3.4 people per square mile.
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 contained Cobden, 1911 (3.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sheguiandah, 1911 (3.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Campbell, 1911 (3.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Tisdale & Porcupine District shared boundaries with:
- Baden
- Blackstock
- Deloro
- Denton
- Egan
- Evelyn
- Fallon
- Fasken
- Hoyle
- Jamieson
- Langmuir
- MacDiarmid
- McEvay
- McNeil
- Mount Joy
- Musgrove
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Nordica
- Ogden
- Price
- Robb
- Shaw
- Thornelow
- Timmins, T-V
- Turnbull
- Whitesides
- Whitney
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,440 |
| POP M | 2,478 |
| POP TOT | 3,918 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 570 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 23 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 27 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRIT BORN F | 164 |
| BRIT BORN M | 363 |
| BRIT ENG | 878 |
| BRIT IRISH | 530 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 481 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,008 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,265 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 16 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 81 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 24 |
| EUR FINNISH | 168 |
| EUR FRENCH | 617 |
| EUR GERMAN | 37 |
| EUR HEBREW | 93 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 439 |
| EUR OTHER | 211 |
| EUR POLISH | 180 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 32 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 42 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 37 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 268 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 850 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 196 |
| JEWS | 93 |
| LUTHERANS | 210 |
| METHODISTS | 322 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 595 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,828 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148177— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148177— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Tisdale & Porcupine District, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tisdale-porcupine-district-on148177-1921/.