Lake of the Woods, Ontario (1921 census)
Lake of the Woods was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.383°N, 94.492°W.
Population
In 1921, Lake of the Woods had a population of 239: 166 male and 73 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 517 |
| 1921 | 239 |
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, Lake of the Woods shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 239 total population, 166 males in the population, 104 males born in Canada, 73 females in the population, 60 females born in Canada, 47 males born outside the British Empire, 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 81 persons of British origin (English), 58 persons of Scandinavian origin, 51 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 12 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). 1 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 84 Roman Catholics, 67 Anglicans (Church of England), 43 Lutherans, 27 Presbyterians, 10 Methodists, 7 Baptists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120009_1911— 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). "Lake of the Woods, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lake-of-the-woods-on120009-1921/.