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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826543. 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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,981 total population, 3,626 males in the population, 3,355 females in the population, 2,699 males born in Canada, 2,586 females born in Canada, 801 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 686 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 126 males born outside the British Empire, 83 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,188 persons of British origin (English), 1,585 persons of British origin (Irish), 886 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 73 persons of Italian origin, 52 persons of German origin, 38 persons of Dutch origin, 31 persons of Scandinavian origin, 27 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Russian origin, 14 persons of other European origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 16 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 2,550 Methodists, 2,221 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,216 Presbyterians, 660 Roman Catholics, 226 Baptists, 39 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 20 Brethren, 15 Jews, 11 Congregationalists, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Lutherans, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Adventists, 1 Mennonites, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Morison Gibson | 1842–1929 | born here |
| William James Gage | 1849–1921 | born here |
| Albert Durrant Watson | 1859–1926 | born here |
| François-Louis Lessard | 1860–1927 | died here |
| Caroline Sophia Brown | 1862–1936 | born here |
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: Q7826543
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Township,_Ontario
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/.