York, Ontario (1921 census)
York was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 57,448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.738°N, 79.428°W.
Population
In 1921, York had a population of 57,448: 28,788 male and 28,660 female residents. Population density was 629.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 6,159 |
| 1901 | 5,033 |
| 1911 | 13,871 |
| 1921 | 57,448 |
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, York shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 28,660 |
| POP M | 28,788 |
| POP TOT | 57,448 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 25 |
| ANGLICANS | 26,660 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 49 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 3,703 |
| BRETHREN | 173 |
| BRIT BORN F | 12,757 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12,984 |
| BRIT ENG | 39,332 |
| BRIT IRISH | 6,167 |
| BRIT OTHER | 483 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 9,016 |
| CAN BORN F | 15,272 |
| CAN BORN M | 15,043 |
| CHRISTIANS | 39 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 178 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 13 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 21 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 26 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 12 |
| EUR DUTCH | 502 |
| EUR FINNISH | 17 |
| EUR FRENCH | 451 |
| EUR GERMAN | 275 |
| EUR GREEK | 10 |
| EUR HEBREW | 89 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 456 |
| EUR OTHER | 134 |
| EUR POLISH | 90 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 53 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 101 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 631 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 761 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 25 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| JEWS | 89 |
| LUTHERANS | 62 |
| MENNONITES | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 9,939 |
| MORMONS | 45 |
| NEGRO | 47 |
| OTHER SECTS | 626 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 11,774 |
| PROTESTANTS | 64 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,262 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 629 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154010— 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). "York, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-on154010-1921/.