Norwich, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Norwich, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,176. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4115370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.992°N, 80.595°W.
Population
In 1921, Norwich, Village had a population of 1,176: 533 male and 643 female residents. Population density was 1172.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,411 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,269 |
| 1911 | 1,112 |
| 1921 | 1,176 |
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, Norwich, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 643 |
| POP M | 533 |
| POP TOT | 1,176 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 204 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 310 |
| BRIT BORN F | 51 |
| BRIT BORN M | 55 |
| BRIT ENG | 688 |
| BRIT IRISH | 189 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 193 |
| CAN BORN F | 579 |
| CAN BORN M | 467 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 13 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 46 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 32 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 423 |
| OTHER SECTS | 36 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 183 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4115370
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_(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). "Norwich, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-village-on134016-1921/.