Yarmouth, Ontario (1921 census)
Yarmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,212. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.758°N, 81.124°W.
Population
In 1921, Yarmouth had a population of 5,212: 2,725 male and 2,487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,288 |
| 1861 | 6,166 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 5,575 |
| 1891 | 5,471 |
| 1901 | 5,089 |
| 1911 | 5,217 |
| 1921 | 5,212 |
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, Yarmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,212 total population, 2,725 males in the population, 2,487 females in the population, 2,246 males born in Canada, 2,080 females born in Canada, 413 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 345 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 66 males born outside the British Empire, 62 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,206 persons of British origin (English), 805 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 679 persons of British origin (Irish), 264 persons of Dutch origin, 103 persons of German origin, 84 persons of French origin, 23 persons of Polish origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,252 Methodists, 897 Anglicans (Church of England), 839 Baptists, 746 Presbyterians, 211 Roman Catholics, 95 Disciples of Christ, 92 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 24 Salvation Army adherents, 18 Mennonites, 17 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Adventists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Wilson Hilborn | 1849–1921 | born here |
| Mitchell Frederick Hepburn | 1896–1953 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109007_1881_1921— 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). "Yarmouth, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yarmouth-on109007-1921/.