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 density was 20477.7 people per square mile.
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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 9,829 |
| POP M | 10,712 |
| POP TOT | 20,541 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 29 |
| ANGLICANS | 4,527 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 68 |
| ASIA OTHER | 34 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 123 |
| BAPTISTS | 678 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2,080 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,416 |
| BRIT ENG | 6,415 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,398 |
| BRIT OTHER | 204 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,354 |
| CAN BORN F | 6,027 |
| CAN BORN M | 5,909 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 17 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 32 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 454 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 76 |
| EUR FINNISH | 660 |
| EUR FRENCH | 942 |
| EUR GERMAN | 190 |
| EUR GREEK | 72 |
| EUR HEBREW | 289 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1,342 |
| EUR OTHER | 835 |
| EUR POLISH | 337 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 134 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 429 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2,088 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1,722 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2,387 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2,388 |
| INDIAN | 38 |
| JEWS | 288 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,015 |
| METHODISTS | 1,762 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 10 |
| OTHER SECTS | 149 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,485 |
| PROTESTANTS | 22 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5,046 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 45 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 41 |
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/.