Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Beamsville, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 642 |
| POP M | 614 |
| POP TOT | 1,256 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 222 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| ASIA OTHER | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 136 |
| BRIT BORN F | 89 |
| BRIT BORN M | 108 |
| BRIT ENG | 910 |
| BRIT IRISH | 84 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 152 |
| CAN BORN F | 532 |
| CAN BORN M | 473 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 119 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 33 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 30 |
| EUR GREEK | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 33 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| MENNONITES | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 393 |
| OTHER SECTS | 61 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 281 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
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/.