Carden, Ontario (1921 census)
Carden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5038277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.642°N, 79.050°W.
Population
In 1921, Carden had a population of 492: 256 male and 236 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 626 |
| 1881 | 916 |
| 1891 | 815 |
| 1901 | 805 |
| 1911 | 684 |
| 1921 | 492 |
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, Carden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 492 total population, 256 males in the population, 240 males born in Canada, 236 females in the population, 218 females born in Canada, 18 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 238 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of British origin (English), 97 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 204 Methodists, 174 Roman Catholics, 98 Presbyterians, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5038277
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carden_Township
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). "Carden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carden-on149002-1921/.