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 density was 37.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,036 |
| 1881 | 5,907 |
| 1891 | 6,150 |
| 1901 | 6,049 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,724 |
| POP M | 3,042 |
| POP TOT | 5,766 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 25 |
| ANGLICANS | 387 |
| BAPTISTS | 819 |
| BRETHREN | 14 |
| BRIT BORN F | 149 |
| BRIT BORN M | 193 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,233 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,138 |
| BRIT OTHER | 26 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 905 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,366 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,617 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 11 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 285 |
| EUR DUTCH | 201 |
| EUR FRENCH | 407 |
| EUR GERMAN | 59 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 18 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 19 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 13 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 209 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 232 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 2,119 |
| MORMONS | 75 |
| NEGRO | 435 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 925 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,352 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 32 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121002— 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/.