Norwood, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Norwood, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 420 |
| POP M | 345 |
| POP TOT | 765 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 100 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 102 |
| BRIT BORN F | 43 |
| BRIT BORN M | 40 |
| BRIT ENG | 363 |
| BRIT IRISH | 247 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 133 |
| CAN BORN F | 372 |
| CAN BORN M | 300 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 11 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 307 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 201 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 40 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
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/.