Tossorontio, Ontario (1921 census)
Tossorontio was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 79.957°W.
Population
In 1921, Tossorontio had a population of 1,672: 969 male and 703 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 492 |
| 1861 | 1,073 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,921 |
| 1891 | 1,870 |
| 1901 | 1,726 |
| 1911 | 1,563 |
| 1921 | 1,672 |
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, Tossorontio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 703 |
| POP M | 969 |
| POP TOT | 1,672 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 536 |
| BAPTISTS | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 87 |
| BRIT BORN M | 186 |
| BRIT ENG | 597 |
| BRIT IRISH | 710 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 230 |
| CAN BORN F | 590 |
| CAN BORN M | 735 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 51 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 89 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 10 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 26 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 48 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 408 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 454 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 179 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144015— 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). "Tossorontio, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tossorontio-on144015-1921/.