Tyendinaga, Ontario (1921 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.292°N, 77.194°W.
Population
In 1921, Tyendinaga had a population of 3,047: 1,598 male and 1,449 female residents. Population density was 23.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,200 |
| 1861 | 7,812 |
| 1871 | 7,573 |
| 1881 | 6,162 |
| 1891 | 5,135 |
| 1901 | 4,743 |
| 1911 | 4,023 |
| 1921 | 3,047 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in Tyendinaga, 1911 (78.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,449 |
| POP M | 1,598 |
| POP TOT | 3,047 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 548 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 37 |
| BRIT BORN M | 57 |
| BRIT ENG | 651 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,888 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 215 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,396 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,521 |
| EUR DUTCH | 181 |
| EUR FRENCH | 24 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 20 |
| INDIAN | 76 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 994 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 260 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,213 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7859812
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyendinaga,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyendinaga_(canton)
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). "Tyendinaga, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on118021-1921/.