Pakenham, Ontario (1921 census)
Pakenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 76.360°W.
Population
In 1921, Pakenham had a population of 1,518: 781 male and 737 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,442 |
| 1871 | 2,426 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,007 |
| 1901 | 1,872 |
| 1911 | 1,605 |
| 1921 | 1,518 |
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, Pakenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,518 total population, 781 males in the population, 737 females in the population, 734 males born in Canada, 711 females born in Canada, 43 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 861 persons of British origin (Irish), 366 persons of British origin (English), 261 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 516 Presbyterians, 450 Anglicans (Church of England), 257 Roman Catholics, 251 Methodists, 44 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262528
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). "Pakenham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pakenham-on123011-1921/.