Chesley, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Chesley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.303°N, 81.100°W.
Population
In 1921, Chesley, Village had a population of 1,708: 824 male and 884 female residents. Population density was 1702.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,734 |
| 1911 | 1,734 |
| 1921 | 1,708 |
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, Chesley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 884 |
| POP M | 824 |
| POP TOT | 1,708 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 200 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 113 |
| BRIT BORN F | 65 |
| BRIT BORN M | 73 |
| BRIT ENG | 400 |
| BRIT IRISH | 328 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 471 |
| CAN BORN F | 780 |
| CAN BORN M | 708 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 42 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 419 |
| EUR HEBREW | 17 |
| EUR OTHER | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 209 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 39 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 43 |
| JEWS | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 111 |
| METHODISTS | 365 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 632 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 44 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093252
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_(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). "Chesley, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chesley-village-on104018-1921/.