Coldwater, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Coldwater, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 79.637°W.
Population
In 1921, Coldwater, VL had a population of 658: 325 male and 333 female residents. Population density was 656.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 649 |
| 1921 | 658 |
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, Coldwater, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 333 |
| POP M | 325 |
| POP TOT | 658 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 194 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 24 |
| BRIT BORN M | 35 |
| BRIT ENG | 371 |
| BRIT IRISH | 149 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 102 |
| CAN BORN F | 301 |
| CAN BORN M | 284 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR HEBREW | 9 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 290 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 119 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 25 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Coldwater, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/coldwater-vl-on144027-1921/.