Watford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Watford, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,059: 495 male and 564 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,059 total population, 564 females in the population, 537 females born in Canada, 495 males in the population, 452 males born in Canada, 40 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 556 persons of British origin (Irish), 255 persons of British origin (English), 238 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 329 Methodists, 312 Anglicans (Church of England), 218 Presbyterians, 124 Congregationalists, 38 Roman Catholics, 37 Baptists, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watford-vl-on122021-1921/.