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 density was 34.5 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,676 |
| POP M | 1,762 |
| POP TOT | 3,438 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 411 |
| BAPTISTS | 832 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 103 |
| BRIT BORN M | 133 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,126 |
| BRIT IRISH | 493 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 372 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,527 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,603 |
| CHRISTIANS | 20 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 197 |
| EUR FRENCH | 55 |
| EUR GERMAN | 162 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 46 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,879 |
| MORMONS | 41 |
| OTHER SECTS | 80 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 133 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 17 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
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/.