Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1921 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.212°N, 82.543°W.
Population
In 1921, Tilbury W-O had a population of 1,568: 813 male and 755 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1911 | 1,744 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Tilbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,568 total population, 813 males in the population, 755 females in the population, 715 males born in Canada, 682 females born in Canada, 62 males born outside the British Empire, 56 females born outside the British Empire, 36 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 569 persons of British origin (English), 375 persons of French origin, 284 persons of British origin (Irish), 154 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 125 persons of German origin, 33 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 460 Methodists, 427 Roman Catholics, 395 Presbyterians, 257 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Baptists, 3 Disciples of Christ, 3 Lutherans, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on110015-1921/.