Norwood, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Norwood, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 765. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q18632575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 77.979°W.
Population
In 1921, Norwood, VL had a population of 765: 345 male and 420 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,010 |
| 1901 | 945 |
| 1911 | 811 |
| 1921 | 765 |
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, Norwood, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 765 total population, 420 females in the population, 372 females born in Canada, 345 males in the population, 300 males born in Canada, 43 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 40 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 363 persons of British origin (English), 247 persons of British origin (Irish), 133 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 307 Methodists, 201 Presbyterians, 102 Baptists, 100 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 Roman Catholics, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q18632575
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). "Norwood, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwood-vl-on138020-1921/.