Verulam, Ontario (1921 census)
Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,673. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.624°W.
Population
In 1921, Verulam had a population of 1,673: 873 male and 800 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 571 |
| 1861 | 1,545 |
| 1871 | 2,692 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,291 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 2,022 |
| 1921 | 1,673 |
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, Verulam shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,673 total population, 873 males in the population, 833 males born in Canada, 800 females in the population, 774 females born in Canada, 37 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 724 persons of British origin (Irish), 670 persons of British origin (English), 246 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of French origin, 6 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 836 Methodists, 332 Presbyterians, 312 Anglicans (Church of England), 153 Baptists, 30 Roman Catholics, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7922994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_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). "Verulam, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on149012-1921/.