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 density was 10.9 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 406 |
| POP M | 483 |
| POP TOT | 889 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 258 |
| BAPTISTS | 49 |
| BRIT BORN F | 52 |
| BRIT BORN M | 68 |
| BRIT ENG | 650 |
| BRIT IRISH | 128 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 55 |
| CAN BORN F | 344 |
| CAN BORN M | 402 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 12 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 15 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 282 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 219 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 44 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
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/.