Newcastle, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Newcastle, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q555690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.915°N, 78.594°W.
Population
In 1921, Newcastle, VL had a population of 559: 270 male and 289 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 655 |
| 1921 | 559 |
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, Newcastle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 289 |
| POP M | 270 |
| POP TOT | 559 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 211 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 42 |
| BRIT BORN M | 41 |
| BRIT ENG | 370 |
| BRIT IRISH | 147 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 41 |
| CAN BORN F | 241 |
| CAN BORN M | 228 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 260 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 81 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108010_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q555690
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_(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). "Newcastle, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newcastle-vl-on108010-1921/.