Usborne, Ontario (1921 census)
Usborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.347°N, 81.401°W.
Population
In 1921, Usborne had a population of 1,797: 958 male and 839 female residents. Population density was 24.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,484 |
| 1861 | 3,219 |
| 1871 | 3,831 |
| 1881 | 3,074 |
| 1891 | 2,528 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 1,944 |
| 1921 | 1,797 |
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, Usborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 839 |
| POP M | 958 |
| POP TOT | 1,797 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 121 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 54 |
| BRIT BORN M | 84 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,161 |
| BRIT IRISH | 292 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 296 |
| CAN BORN F | 778 |
| CAN BORN M | 867 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 40 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,146 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 499 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263051
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). "Usborne, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/usborne-on119014-1921/.