Southwold, Ontario (1921 census)
Southwold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,642. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7571481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.746°N, 81.315°W.
Population
In 1921, Southwold had a population of 3,642: 1,924 male and 1,718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,063 |
| 1861 | 5,467 |
| 1871 | 5,559 |
| 1881 | 5,206 |
| 1891 | 4,766 |
| 1901 | 4,338 |
| 1911 | 3,933 |
| 1921 | 3,642 |
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, Southwold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,642 total population, 1,924 males in the population, 1,718 females in the population, 1,694 males born in Canada, 1,525 females born in Canada, 211 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 158 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 females born outside the British Empire, 19 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,943 persons of British origin (English), 874 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 554 persons of British origin (Irish), 115 persons of Dutch origin, 67 persons of German origin, 39 persons of French origin, 22 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of other European origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,637 Methodists, 992 Presbyterians, 390 Baptists, 338 Anglicans (Church of England), 128 Congregationalists, 97 Roman Catholics, 29 Brethren, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Adventists, 5 Disciples of Christ, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7571481
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwold,_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). "Southwold, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southwold-on109006-1921/.