Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Welland, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 8,654. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.987°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1921, Welland, Town—Ville had a population of 8,654: 4,362 male and 4,292 female residents. Population density was 8627.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 731 |
| 1871 | 1,110 |
| 1881 | 1,870 |
| 1891 | 2,035 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 5,318 |
| 1921 | 8,654 |
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, Welland, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,292 |
| POP M | 4,362 |
| POP TOT | 8,654 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,186 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 58 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 21 |
| BAPTISTS | 646 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 936 |
| BRIT BORN M | 963 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,789 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,105 |
| BRIT OTHER | 102 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,218 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,797 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,666 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 68 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 52 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 232 |
| EUR FRENCH | 499 |
| EUR GERMAN | 396 |
| EUR GREEK | 7 |
| EUR HEBREW | 15 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 663 |
| EUR OTHER | 331 |
| EUR POLISH | 43 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 31 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 30 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 559 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 733 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 62 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| JEWS | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 139 |
| MENNONITES | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 1,747 |
| MORMONS | 26 |
| NEGRO | 13 |
| OTHER SECTS | 245 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,364 |
| PROTESTANTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,030 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 52 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
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). "Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-town-ville-on151010-1921/.