Olden, Ontario (1921 census)
Olden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 76.799°W.
Population
In 1921, Olden had a population of 891: 453 male and 438 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 435 |
| 1871 | 560 |
| 1881 | 829 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 990 |
| 1921 | 891 |
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, Olden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 891 total population, 453 males in the population, 438 females in the population, 425 males born in Canada, 405 females born in Canada, 17 females born outside the British Empire, 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 261 persons of British origin (Irish), 202 persons of Dutch origin, 197 persons of British origin (English), 151 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 636 Methodists, 186 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Presbyterians, 16 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262494
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). "Olden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/olden-on111010-1921/.