Cannington, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Cannington, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 869. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5032709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.346°N, 79.047°W.
Population
In 1921, Cannington, VL had a population of 869: 405 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 948 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Cannington, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 464 |
| POP M | 405 |
| POP TOT | 869 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 131 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 73 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 34 |
| BRIT BORN M | 44 |
| BRIT ENG | 383 |
| BRIT IRISH | 204 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 232 |
| CAN BORN F | 425 |
| CAN BORN M | 353 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR HEBREW | 14 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 340 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 281 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5032709
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannington,_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). "Cannington, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cannington-vl-on133016-1921/.