Caldwell, Ontario (1921 census)
Caldwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,544. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.370°N, 80.099°W.
Population
In 1921, Caldwell had a population of 1,544: 780 male and 764 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,544 |
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, Caldwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,544 total population, 780 males in the population, 764 females in the population, 736 males born in Canada, 729 females born in Canada, 42 males born outside the British Empire, 34 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,456 persons of French origin, 38 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,521 Roman Catholics, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Presbyterians, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261008
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). "Caldwell, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caldwell-on130018-1921/.