Caledonia, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Caledonia, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,223. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5019355. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.080°N, 79.948°W.
Population
In 1921, Caledonia, VL had a population of 1,223: 593 male and 630 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 952 |
| 1921 | 1,223 |
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, Caledonia, VL 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 | 630 |
| POP M | 593 |
| POP TOT | 1,223 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 391 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRIT BORN F | 67 |
| BRIT BORN M | 91 |
| BRIT ENG | 522 |
| BRIT IRISH | 253 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 198 |
| CAN BORN F | 535 |
| CAN BORN M | 460 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 58 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 34 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 30 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 42 |
| INDIAN | 66 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 314 |
| OTHER SECTS | 36 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 311 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5019355
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia_(Ontario)
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). "Caledonia, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-vl-on115013-1921/.