Pelham, Ontario (1921 census)
Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.
Population
In 1921, Pelham had a population of 2,936: 1,479 male and 1,457 female residents. Population density was 57.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 1901 | 2,490 |
| 1911 | 2,815 |
| 1921 | 2,936 |
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, Pelham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,457 |
| POP M | 1,479 |
| POP TOT | 2,936 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 19 |
| ANGLICANS | 328 |
| BAPTISTS | 257 |
| BRIT BORN F | 143 |
| BRIT BORN M | 202 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,407 |
| BRIT IRISH | 279 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 309 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,258 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,229 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 122 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 26 |
| EUR DUTCH | 163 |
| EUR FRENCH | 33 |
| EUR GERMAN | 659 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 31 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 184 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 56 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 48 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 18 |
| LUTHERANS | 25 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 807 |
| MORMONS | 23 |
| OTHER SECTS | 239 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 661 |
| PROTESTANTS | 102 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 80 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448041
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(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). "Pelham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on151004-1921/.