Bayham, Ontario (1921 census)
Bayham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2892259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.737°N, 80.788°W.
Population
In 1921, Bayham had a population of 3,438: 1,762 male and 1,676 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,092 |
| 1861 | 5,141 |
| 1871 | 4,892 |
| 1881 | 4,649 |
| 1891 | 3,856 |
| 1901 | 3,771 |
| 1911 | 3,450 |
| 1921 | 3,438 |
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, Bayham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,438 total population, 1,762 males in the population, 1,676 females in the population, 1,603 males born in Canada, 1,527 females born in Canada, 133 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 103 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 46 females born outside the British Empire, 26 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,126 persons of British origin (English), 493 persons of British origin (Irish), 372 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 197 persons of Dutch origin, 162 persons of German origin, 55 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,879 Methodists, 832 Baptists, 411 Anglicans (Church of England), 133 Presbyterians, 80 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 41 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 20 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 17 Roman Catholics, 7 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Lutherans, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2892259
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
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). "Bayham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayham-on109002-1921/.