Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Beamsville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,256. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q643758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 79.477°W.
Population
In 1921, Beamsville, VL had a population of 1,256: 614 male and 642 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 911 |
| 1901 | 832 |
| 1911 | 1,096 |
| 1921 | 1,256 |
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, Beamsville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,256 total population, 642 females in the population, 614 males in the population, 532 females born in Canada, 473 males born in Canada, 108 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 89 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 males born outside the British Empire, 21 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 910 persons of British origin (English), 152 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 84 persons of British origin (Irish), 33 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of German origin, 18 persons of French origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of other Asian origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 393 Methodists, 281 Presbyterians, 222 Anglicans (Church of England), 136 Baptists, 119 Disciples of Christ, 61 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Roman Catholics, 8 Mennonites, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Lutherans, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Christie Creelman | 1869–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q643758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville
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). "Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beamsville-vl-on126012-1921/.