Pearson, Ontario (1921 census)
Pearson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 253. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262559. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.192°N, 89.636°W.
Population
In 1921, Pearson had a population of 253: 137 male and 116 female residents. Population density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Pearson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 116 |
| POP M | 137 |
| POP TOT | 253 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 26 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 9 |
| BRIT ENG | 44 |
| BRIT IRISH | 21 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 35 |
| CAN BORN F | 79 |
| CAN BORN M | 75 |
| EUR FINNISH | 96 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 9 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 25 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 53 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 119 |
| METHODISTS | 26 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 42 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262559
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). "Pearson, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pearson-on147020-1921/.