Trafalgar, Ontario (1921 census)
Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,225. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.492°N, 79.766°W.
Population
In 1921, Trafalgar had a population of 4,225: 2,224 male and 2,001 female residents. Population density was 36.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,782 |
| 1861 | 5,846 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1881 | 4,382 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 3,694 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 4,225 |
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, Trafalgar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,001 |
| POP M | 2,224 |
| POP TOT | 4,225 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,109 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 177 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 398 |
| BRIT BORN M | 442 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,616 |
| BRIT IRISH | 791 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 607 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,570 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,734 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 12 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 18 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 104 |
| EUR FRENCH | 11 |
| EUR GERMAN | 16 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 30 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 33 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 48 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,641 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 46 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,030 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 172 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7832431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Township
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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on117004-1921/.