Malden, Ontario (1921 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,370. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.072°N, 83.045°W.
Population
In 1921, Malden had a population of 1,370: 700 male and 670 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,370 total population, 700 males in the population, 670 females in the population, 661 males born in Canada, 631 females born in Canada, 27 females born outside the British Empire, 20 males born outside the British Empire, 19 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 521 persons of British origin (English), 501 persons of French origin, 156 persons of British origin (Irish), 155 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 8 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 646 Roman Catholics, 400 Methodists, 219 Anglicans (Church of England), 90 Presbyterians, 14 Baptists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262135
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). "Malden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on110007-1921/.