Petawawa & McKay, Ontario (1921 census)
Petawawa & McKay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.873°N, 77.399°W.
Population
In 1921, Petawawa & McKay had a population of 922: 505 male and 417 female residents. Population density was 6.1 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Stafford, 1911 (44.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Pembroke, 1911 (55.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Petawawa & McKay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 417 |
| POP M | 505 |
| POP TOT | 922 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 28 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 28 |
| BRIT IRISH | 34 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 48 |
| CAN BORN F | 368 |
| CAN BORN M | 445 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 234 |
| EUR GERMAN | 574 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 51 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 44 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 54 |
| LUTHERANS | 485 |
| METHODISTS | 12 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 47 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 298 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142023— 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). "Petawawa & McKay, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petawawa-mckay-on142023-1921/.