Cardwell, Ontario (1921 census)
Cardwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.297°N, 79.555°W.
Population
In 1921, Cardwell had a population of 234: 137 male and 97 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 466 |
| 1911 | 409 |
| 1921 | 234 |
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, Cardwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 97 |
| POP M | 137 |
| POP TOT | 234 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 107 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 131 |
| BRIT IRISH | 34 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 24 |
| CAN BORN F | 76 |
| CAN BORN M | 118 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 14 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 25 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 84 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 30 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Cardwell, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardwell-on129003-1921/.