Walpole, Ontario (1921 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,311. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 80.054°W.
Population
In 1921, Walpole had a population of 3,311: 1,754 male and 1,557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
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, Walpole shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,311 total population, 1,754 males in the population, 1,564 males born in Canada, 1,557 females in the population, 1,444 females born in Canada, 132 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 94 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 males born outside the British Empire, 19 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,656 persons of British origin (English), 663 persons of British origin (Irish), 373 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 263 persons of German origin, 205 persons of Dutch origin, 60 persons of French origin, 37 persons of Italian origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin. 5 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 1,369 Methodists, 547 Anglicans (Church of England), 503 Presbyterians, 474 Baptists, 193 Roman Catholics, 77 Disciples of Christ, 53 Lutherans, 36 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 36 members of the Evangelical Association, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Mennonites, 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
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). "Walpole, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on115010-1921/.