Sherwood, Ontario (1921 census)
Sherwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,684. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262826. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.517°N, 77.657°W.
Population
In 1921, Sherwood had a population of 1,684: 894 male and 790 female residents. Population density was 21.1 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Burns, Jones & Sherwood, 1911 (35.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sherwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 790 |
| POP M | 894 |
| POP TOT | 1,684 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 36 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 61 |
| BRIT IRISH | 171 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 5 |
| CAN BORN F | 728 |
| CAN BORN M | 826 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 41 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 1,381 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 60 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 66 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 9 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,593 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262826
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). "Sherwood, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherwood-on142030-1921/.