Haldimand, Ontario (1921 census)
Haldimand was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,008. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.068°N, 78.031°W.
Population
In 1921, Haldimand had a population of 3,008: 1,565 male and 1,443 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,634 |
| 1861 | 6,164 |
| 1871 | 5,796 |
| 1881 | 5,401 |
| 1891 | 4,484 |
| 1901 | 3,946 |
| 1911 | 3,465 |
| 1921 | 3,008 |
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, Haldimand shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,008 total population, 1,565 males in the population, 1,443 females in the population, 1,418 males born in Canada, 1,308 females born in Canada, 125 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 116 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 males born outside the British Empire, 19 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,340 persons of British origin (English), 917 persons of British origin (Irish), 654 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 32 persons of German origin, 24 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 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). 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,234 Methodists, 841 Presbyterians, 395 Roman Catholics, 294 Anglicans (Church of England), 140 Baptists, 57 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 31 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Congregationalists, 4 Jews, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Adventists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261662
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). "Haldimand, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/haldimand-on132004-1921/.