Harwich, Ontario (1921 census)
Harwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.374°N, 82.016°W.
Population
In 1921, Harwich had a population of 4,952: 2,606 male and 2,346 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,627 |
| 1861 | 4,556 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 6,410 |
| 1891 | 6,017 |
| 1901 | 5,494 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,952 |
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, Harwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,952 total population, 2,606 males in the population, 2,346 females in the population, 2,189 males born in Canada, 1,991 females born in Canada, 230 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 190 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 187 males born outside the British Empire, 165 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,308 persons of British origin (English), 919 persons of British origin (Irish), 906 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 178 persons of Belgian origin, 159 persons of French origin, 142 persons of German origin, 56 persons of Dutch origin, 47 persons of Russian origin, 21 persons of Ukrainian origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Austrian origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of other European origin. 114 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. 43 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,788 Methodists, 1,333 Presbyterians, 631 Roman Catholics, 602 Anglicans (Church of England), 294 Baptists, 92 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 74 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 55 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 54 Disciples of Christ, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Congregationalists, 6 Lutherans, 4 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121004— 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). "Harwich, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harwich-on121004-1921/.