Toronto, Ontario (1921 census)
Toronto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.605°N, 79.662°W.
Population
In 1921, Toronto had a population of 6,981: 3,626 male and 3,355 female residents. Population density was 62.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,539 |
| 1861 | 6,592 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 5,873 |
| 1891 | 5,528 |
| 1901 | 5,208 |
| 1911 | 6,208 |
| 1921 | 6,981 |
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, Toronto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,355 |
| POP M | 3,626 |
| POP TOT | 6,981 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,221 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 226 |
| BRETHREN | 20 |
| BRIT BORN F | 686 |
| BRIT BORN M | 801 |
| BRIT ENG | 4,188 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,585 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 886 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,586 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,699 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 10 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 38 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 52 |
| EUR GREEK | 3 |
| EUR HEBREW | 16 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 73 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR POLISH | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 15 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 31 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 83 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 126 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| JEWS | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 2,550 |
| OTHER SECTS | 39 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,216 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 660 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136004— 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). "Toronto, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-on136004-1921/.