Sydenham, Ontario (1921 census)
Sydenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,610. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7659765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.810°W.
Population
In 1921, Sydenham had a population of 2,610: 1,394 male and 1,216 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,021 |
| 1871 | 4,011 |
| 1881 | 4,293 |
| 1891 | 3,903 |
| 1901 | 3,406 |
| 1911 | 3,037 |
| 1921 | 2,610 |
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, Sydenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,610 total population, 1,394 males in the population, 1,306 males born in Canada, 1,216 females in the population, 1,132 females born in Canada, 78 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 69 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 females born outside the British Empire, 10 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 986 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 805 persons of British origin (Irish), 764 persons of British origin (English), 28 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of German origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,384 Presbyterians, 433 Methodists, 291 Baptists, 291 Roman Catholics, 148 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 15 Disciples of Christ, 5 Lutherans, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7659765
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham,_Grey_County,_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). "Sydenham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydenham-on114016-1921/.