Chaffey, Ontario (1921 census)
Chaffey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 889. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.386°N, 79.224°W.
Population
In 1921, Chaffey had a population of 889: 483 male and 406 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,136 |
| 1911 | 1,024 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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, Chaffey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 889 total population, 483 males in the population, 406 females in the population, 402 males born in Canada, 344 females born in Canada, 68 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 52 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 650 persons of British origin (English), 128 persons of British origin (Irish), 55 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 282 Methodists, 258 Anglicans (Church of England), 219 Presbyterians, 49 Baptists, 44 Roman Catholics, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129004— 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). "Chaffey, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chaffey-on129004-1921/.