Chatham, Ontario (1921 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.538°N, 82.257°W.
Population
In 1921, Chatham had a population of 5,766: 3,042 male and 2,724 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,830 |
| 1921 | 5,766 |
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, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,766 total population, 3,042 males in the population, 2,724 females in the population, 2,617 males born in Canada, 2,366 females born in Canada, 232 males born outside the British Empire, 209 females born outside the British Empire, 193 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 149 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,233 persons of British origin (English), 1,138 persons of British origin (Irish), 905 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 407 persons of French origin, 285 persons of Belgian origin, 201 persons of Dutch origin, 59 persons of German origin, 26 persons of British origin (other), 19 persons of Russian origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 435 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,119 Methodists, 1,352 Roman Catholics, 925 Presbyterians, 819 Baptists, 387 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 32 Salvation Army adherents, 25 Adventists, 14 Brethren, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gray | 1862–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121002_1911— 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). "Chatham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-on121002-1921/.