Wainfleet, Ontario (1921 census)
Wainfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,582. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1921, Wainfleet had a population of 2,582: 1,358 male and 1,224 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,673 |
| 1881 | 2,996 |
| 1891 | 2,945 |
| 1901 | 3,008 |
| 1911 | 2,764 |
| 1921 | 2,582 |
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, Wainfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,582 total population, 1,358 males in the population, 1,224 females in the population, 1,193 males born in Canada, 1,119 females born in Canada, 92 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 males born outside the British Empire, 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 47 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,564 persons of British origin (English), 311 persons of German origin, 234 persons of Dutch origin, 226 persons of British origin (Irish), 129 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of other European origin, 32 persons of French origin, 24 persons of Austrian origin, 15 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 916 Methodists, 540 Baptists, 322 Anglicans (Church of England), 164 Disciples of Christ, 148 Congregationalists, 123 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 99 Presbyterians, 83 Lutherans, 82 Roman Catholics, 29 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 27 Mennonites, 19 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 Adventists, 4 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_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). "Wainfleet, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on151007-1921/.