Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Chatham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 13,256. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5087616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.393°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1921, Chatham, Town—Ville had a population of 13,256: 6,439 male and 6,817 female residents. Population density was 13215.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,873 |
| 1881 | 7,873 |
| 1891 | 9,052 |
| 1901 | 9,068 |
| 1911 | 10,770 |
| 1921 | 13,256 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 6,817 |
| POP M | 6,439 |
| POP TOT | 13,256 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 14 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,634 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 57 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 15 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,303 |
| BRETHREN | 21 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,004 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,092 |
| BRIT ENG | 6,711 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,053 |
| BRIT OTHER | 77 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,054 |
| CAN BORN F | 5,420 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,918 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 27 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 17 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 12 |
| EUR DUTCH | 172 |
| EUR FRENCH | 968 |
| EUR GERMAN | 305 |
| EUR GREEK | 15 |
| EUR HEBREW | 58 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 19 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 36 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 25 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 393 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 429 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 24 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| JEWS | 56 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 3,737 |
| MORMONS | 240 |
| NEGRO | 519 |
| OTHER SECTS | 151 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,702 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,077 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 227 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5087616
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_Ontario
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-ville-on121012-1921/.