Camden, Ontario (1921 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5025760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.402°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1921, Camden had a population of 3,495: 1,813 male and 1,682 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,792 |
| 1881 | 5,134 |
| 1891 | 4,745 |
| 1901 | 4,611 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 3,495 |
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, Camden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,495 total population, 1,813 males in the population, 1,728 males born in Canada, 1,682 females in the population, 1,610 females born in Canada, 61 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 47 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 females born outside the British Empire, 24 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,398 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,327 persons of British origin (English), 451 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 226 persons of Dutch origin, 69 persons of German origin, 18 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,166 Methodists, 604 Roman Catholics, 424 Anglicans (Church of England), 270 Presbyterians, 23 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Baptists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101004_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5025760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_East
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). "Camden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on101004-1921/.