Watt, Ontario (1921 census)
Watt was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 833. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1921, Watt had a population of 833: 438 male and 395 female residents. Population density was 10.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 975 |
| 1911 | 886 |
| 1921 | 833 |
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, Watt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 395 |
| POP M | 438 |
| POP TOT | 833 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 333 |
| BRIT BORN F | 43 |
| BRIT BORN M | 55 |
| BRIT ENG | 494 |
| BRIT IRISH | 191 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 97 |
| CAN BORN F | 347 |
| CAN BORN M | 380 |
| EUR DUTCH | 11 |
| EUR GERMAN | 35 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 267 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 222 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Watt, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watt-on129021-1921/.