Wawanosh W, Ontario (1921 census)
Wawanosh W was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.867°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1921, Wawanosh W had a population of 1,515: 787 male and 728 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,843 |
| 1921 | 1,515 |
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, Wawanosh W shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,515 total population, 787 males in the population, 744 males born in Canada, 728 females in the population, 694 females born in Canada, 40 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 759 persons of British origin (Irish), 373 persons of British origin (English), 352 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 586 Presbyterians, 556 Methodists, 181 Anglicans (Church of England), 158 Roman Catholics, 25 Baptists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119016— 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). "Wawanosh W, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-w-on119016-1921/.