Sunnidale, Ontario (1921 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,070. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.399°N, 79.986°W.
Population
In 1921, Sunnidale had a population of 2,070: 1,133 male and 937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 203 |
| 1861 | 985 |
| 1871 | 1,991 |
| 1881 | 2,802 |
| 1891 | 2,772 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 2,070 |
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, Sunnidale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,070 total population, 1,133 males in the population, 1,021 males born in Canada, 937 females in the population, 876 females born in Canada, 103 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 805 persons of British origin (English), 585 persons of British origin (Irish), 409 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 157 persons of Dutch origin, 53 persons of French origin, 13 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 27 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 702 Methodists, 592 Presbyterians, 249 Anglicans (Church of England), 176 Mennonites, 155 Roman Catholics, 85 Baptists, 32 Disciples of Christ, 31 Brethren, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 16 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Jews, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262940
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). "Sunnidale, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sunnidale-on144011-1921/.