Caledon, Ontario (1921 census)
Caledon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,389. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.855°N, 79.996°W.
Population
In 1921, Caledon had a population of 3,389: 1,784 male and 1,605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,707 |
| 1861 | 4,588 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 5,310 |
| 1891 | 5,520 |
| 1901 | 4,345 |
| 1911 | 3,773 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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, Caledon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,389 total population, 1,784 males in the population, 1,605 females in the population, 1,548 males born in Canada, 1,444 females born in Canada, 221 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 149 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born outside the British Empire, 12 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,507 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,096 persons of British origin (English), 727 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of German origin, 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,492 Presbyterians, 1,046 Methodists, 521 Anglicans (Church of England), 137 Roman Catholics, 130 Baptists, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 12 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Congregationalists, 7 Disciples of Christ, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Jews, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424659
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon
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). "Caledon, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledon-on136002-1921/.