Chisholm, Ontario (1921 census)
Chisholm was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,041. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.098°N, 79.205°W.
Population
In 1921, Chisholm had a population of 1,041: 558 male and 483 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,051 |
| 1921 | 1,041 |
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, Chisholm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,041 total population, 558 males in the population, 516 males born in Canada, 483 females in the population, 455 females born in Canada, 38 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 23 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 592 persons of French origin, 258 persons of British origin (Irish), 105 persons of British origin (English), 47 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 694 Roman Catholics, 116 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 109 Anglicans (Church of England), 73 Presbyterians, 44 Methodists, 5 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261106
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). "Chisholm, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chisholm-on130023-1921/.