Anderdon, Ontario (1921 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,967. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1921, Anderdon had a population of 1,967: 1,020 male and 947 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,199 |
| 1861 | 1,505 |
| 1871 | 1,895 |
| 1881 | 2,406 |
| 1891 | 2,205 |
| 1901 | 2,071 |
| 1911 | 1,981 |
| 1921 | 1,967 |
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, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,967 total population, 1,020 males in the population, 947 females in the population, 913 males born in Canada, 873 females born in Canada, 73 males born outside the British Empire, 42 females born outside the British Empire, 34 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 32 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,202 persons of French origin, 290 persons of British origin (English), 169 persons of British origin (Irish), 125 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of German origin, 36 persons of Italian origin, 22 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 46 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 1,407 Roman Catholics, 242 Anglicans (Church of England), 173 Methodists, 52 Presbyterians, 50 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 30 Baptists, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Lutherans, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110001— 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). "Anderdon, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on110001-1921/.