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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,936 total population, 1,479 males in the population, 1,457 females in the population, 1,258 females born in Canada, 1,229 males born in Canada, 202 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 143 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born outside the British Empire, 48 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,407 persons of British origin (English), 659 persons of German origin, 309 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 279 persons of British origin (Irish), 163 persons of Dutch origin, 33 persons of French origin, 31 persons of other European origin, 26 persons of Austrian origin, 13 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 807 Methodists, 661 Presbyterians, 328 Anglicans (Church of England), 257 Baptists, 239 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 184 members of the Evangelical Association, 122 Disciples of Christ, 102 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 80 Roman Catholics, 25 Lutherans, 23 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 19 Adventists, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Mennonites, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.