Pelee Island, Ontario (1921 census)
Pelee Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 793. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7161269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 41.776°N, 82.658°W.
Population
In 1921, Pelee Island had a population of 793: 439 male and 354 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 361 |
| 1891 | 605 |
| 1901 | 669 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 793 total population, 439 males in the population, 354 females in the population, 297 males born in Canada, 247 females born in Canada, 84 males born outside the British Empire, 73 females born outside the British Empire, 58 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 271 persons of British origin (English), 171 persons of British origin (Irish), 132 persons of German origin, 110 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of French origin, 23 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 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 324 Anglicans (Church of England), 274 Methodists, 84 Roman Catholics, 44 Lutherans, 34 Presbyterians, 24 Baptists, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110009_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7161269
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). "Pelee Island, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelee-island-on110009-1921/.