Patterson, Ontario (1921 census)
Patterson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 244. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7148475. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.140°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1921, Patterson had a population of 244: 135 male and 109 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 184 |
| 1921 | 244 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hardy, McConkey & Patterson, 1911 (55.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Patterson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 244 total population, 135 males in the population, 133 males born in Canada, 109 females in the population, 108 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 113 persons of British origin (Irish), 60 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of German origin. 30 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 82 Methodists, 52 Roman Catholics, 49 Presbyterians, 47 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Baptists, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7148475
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson_Township,_Ontario
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). "Patterson, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/patterson-on135036-1921/.