Watten, Ontario (1921 census)
Watten was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 12. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263112. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.710°N, 93.149°W.
Population
In 1921, Watten had a population of 12. Population density was 0.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 12 |
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, Watten shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 7 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1 |
| POP M | 11 |
| POP TOT | 12 |
Other recorded variables (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| CAN BORN F | 1 |
| CAN BORN M | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON141040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON141040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263112
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). "Watten, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watten-on141040-1921/.