Watford, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Watford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,059. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q17992008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.946°N, 81.874°W.
Population
In 1921, Watford, Village had a population of 1,059: 495 male and 564 female residents. Population density was 1055.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,132 |
| 1891 | 1,299 |
| 1901 | 1,279 |
| 1911 | 1,092 |
| 1921 | 1,059 |
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, Watford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 564 |
| POP M | 495 |
| POP TOT | 1,059 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 312 |
| BAPTISTS | 37 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 25 |
| BRIT BORN M | 40 |
| BRIT ENG | 255 |
| BRIT IRISH | 556 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 238 |
| CAN BORN F | 537 |
| CAN BORN M | 452 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 124 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 329 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 218 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q17992008
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford,_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). "Watford, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watford-village-on122021-1921/.