Cavendish, Ontario (1921 census)
Cavendish was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 61. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.774°N, 78.364°W.
Population
In 1921, Cavendish had a population of 61: 36 male and 25 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 94 |
| 1901 | 155 |
| 1911 | 262 |
| 1921 | 61 |
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, Cavendish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 61 total population, 36 males in the population, 33 males born in Canada, 25 females in the population, 23 females born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 36 persons of British origin (English), 18 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 32 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Presbyterians, 5 Methodists, 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261066
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). "Cavendish, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavendish-on138005-1921/.