Rawdon, Ontario (1921 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.376°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1921, Rawdon had a population of 2,672: 1,388 male and 1,284 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
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, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,284 |
| POP M | 1,388 |
| POP TOT | 2,672 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 455 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRETHREN | 88 |
| BRIT BORN F | 67 |
| BRIT BORN M | 85 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,306 |
| BRIT IRISH | 869 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 400 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,212 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,298 |
| EUR DUTCH | 64 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 23 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 1,649 |
| OTHER SECTS | 37 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 328 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 97 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on118017-1921/.