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 density was 28.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,841 |
| 1861 | 2,316 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,224 |
| POP M | 1,358 |
| POP TOT | 2,582 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 322 |
| BAPTISTS | 540 |
| BRIT BORN F | 58 |
| BRIT BORN M | 92 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,564 |
| BRIT IRISH | 226 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 129 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,119 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,193 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 148 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 164 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 24 |
| EUR DUTCH | 234 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 311 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 38 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 15 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 47 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 73 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 83 |
| MENNONITES | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 916 |
| MORMONS | 8 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 123 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 99 |
| PROTESTANTS | 29 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 82 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.