Vaughan, Ontario (1921 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1921, Vaughan had a population of 5,080: 2,592 male and 2,488 female residents. Population density was 44.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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, Vaughan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,488 |
| POP M | 2,592 |
| POP TOT | 5,080 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,028 |
| BAPTISTS | 104 |
| BRETHREN | 23 |
| BRIT BORN F | 373 |
| BRIT BORN M | 450 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,202 |
| BRIT IRISH | 685 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 837 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,063 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,101 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 135 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 23 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 187 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 46 |
| EUR HEBREW | 15 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 14 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 52 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 41 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 166 |
| MENNONITES | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 1,882 |
| MORMONS | 25 |
| OTHER SECTS | 51 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,405 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 207 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on154008-1921/.