Toronto, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Toronto, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 521,893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q172. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.671°N, 79.391°W.
Population
In 1921, Toronto, C had a population of 521,893: 250,944 male and 270,949 female residents. Population density was 15215.8 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 Toronto c pt, 1911 (29.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained North Toronto t-v, 1911 (12.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Toronto, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 270,949 |
| POP M | 250,944 |
| POP TOT | 521,893 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 241 |
| ANGLICANS | 173,522 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2,176 |
| ASIA OTHER | 63 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 387 |
| BAPTISTS | 26,228 |
| BRETHREN | 1,154 |
| BRIT BORN F | 75,523 |
| BRIT BORN M | 73,661 |
| BRIT ENG | 260,860 |
| BRIT IRISH | 97,361 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3,389 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 83,620 |
| CAN BORN F | 173,599 |
| CAN BORN M | 151,169 |
| CHRISTIANS | 456 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2,736 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 498 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,035 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1,175 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 215 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3,961 |
| EUR FINNISH | 735 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8,350 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4,689 |
| EUR GREEK | 812 |
| EUR HEBREW | 34,619 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 8,217 |
| EUR OTHER | 2,387 |
| EUR POLISH | 2,380 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1,332 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1,109 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1,149 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 106 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 21,827 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26,114 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3,632 |
| INDIAN | 183 |
| JEWS | 34,377 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,640 |
| MENNONITES | 151 |
| METHODISTS | 84,895 |
| MORMONS | 489 |
| NEGRO | 1,236 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7,823 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 113,151 |
| PROTESTANTS | 796 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 64,773 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2,977 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1,488 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q172
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto
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). "Toronto, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-c-on154011-1921/.