Galway, Ontario (1921 census)
Galway was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 370. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 78.529°W.
Population
In 1921, Galway had a population of 370: 197 male and 173 female residents. Population density was 3.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 710 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 338 |
| 1921 | 370 |
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, Galway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 173 |
| POP M | 197 |
| POP TOT | 370 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 51 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 69 |
| BRIT IRISH | 235 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 32 |
| CAN BORN F | 159 |
| CAN BORN M | 187 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 45 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 77 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 185 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261532
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). "Galway, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-on138010-1921/.