Calvin, Ontario (1921 census)
Calvin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 496. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261011. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.253°N, 78.916°W.
Population
In 1921, Calvin had a population of 496: 264 male and 232 female residents. Population density was 8.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 509 |
| 1911 | 543 |
| 1921 | 496 |
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, Calvin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 232 |
| POP M | 264 |
| POP TOT | 496 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 45 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 58 |
| BRIT IRISH | 225 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 81 |
| CAN BORN F | 216 |
| CAN BORN M | 248 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 101 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 82 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 216 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 143 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261011
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). "Calvin, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/calvin-on130019-1921/.