Fort William, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Fort William, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 20,541. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1438830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.393°N, 89.254°W.
Population
In 1921, Fort William, C had a population of 20,541: 10,712 male and 9,829 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 16,499 |
| 1921 | 20,541 |
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, Fort William, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 20,541 total population, 10,712 males in the population, 9,829 females in the population, 6,027 females born in Canada, 5,909 males born in Canada, 2,416 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2,387 males born outside the British Empire, 2,080 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,722 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,415 persons of British origin (English), 3,354 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,398 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,088 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1,342 persons of Italian origin, 942 persons of French origin, 835 persons of other European origin, 660 persons of Finnish origin, 454 persons of Austrian origin, 429 persons of Scandinavian origin, 337 persons of Polish origin, 204 persons of British origin (other), 190 persons of German origin, 134 persons of Russian origin, 123 persons of Syrian origin, 76 persons of Dutch origin, 72 persons of Greek origin, 68 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 34 persons of other Asian origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin. 289 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 38 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 10 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 5,046 Roman Catholics, 4,527 Anglicans (Church of England), 4,485 Presbyterians, 2,388 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1,762 Methodists, 1,015 Lutherans, 678 Baptists, 288 Jews, 149 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 45 Salvation Army adherents, 41 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 32 adherents of Eastern religions, 29 Adventists, 22 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 17 Congregationalists, 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1438830
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William_(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). "Fort William, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-william-c-on147036-1921/.