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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 922 total population, 505 males in the population, 445 males born in Canada, 417 females in the population, 368 females born in Canada, 54 males born outside the British Empire, 44 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 574 persons of German origin, 234 persons of French origin, 48 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 34 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 485 Lutherans, 298 Roman Catholics, 51 members of the Evangelical Association, 47 Presbyterians, 28 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 Methodists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.