Peel, Ontario (1921 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1921, Peel had a population of 3,046: 1,600 male and 1,446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
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, Peel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,046 total population, 1,600 males in the population, 1,529 males born in Canada, 1,446 females in the population, 1,383 females born in Canada, 55 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 45 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born outside the British Empire, 16 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 924 persons of British origin (Irish), 864 persons of British origin (English), 817 persons of German origin, 365 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of French origin, 18 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 9 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. 9 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,135 Methodists, 631 Roman Catholics, 624 Presbyterians, 412 Mennonites, 94 Lutherans, 89 Anglicans (Church of England), 38 members of the Evangelical Association, 9 Jews, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Baptists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Trask | 1857–1925 | died here |
| John Gerald Fitzgerald | 1882–1940 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Peel, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on152010-1921/.