Wellesley, Ontario (1921 census)
Wellesley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.545°N, 80.728°W.
Population
In 1921, Wellesley had a population of 4,466: 2,285 male and 2,181 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,546 |
| 1861 | 5,888 |
| 1871 | 5,710 |
| 1881 | 5,752 |
| 1891 | 5,609 |
| 1901 | 5,051 |
| 1911 | 4,757 |
| 1921 | 4,466 |
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, Wellesley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,466 total population, 2,285 males in the population, 2,192 males born in Canada, 2,181 females in the population, 2,103 females born in Canada, 62 males born outside the British Empire, 57 females born outside the British Empire, 31 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,372 persons of German origin, 400 persons of British origin (Irish), 299 persons of British origin (English), 203 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 157 persons of French origin, 27 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,340 Roman Catholics, 1,148 Lutherans, 1,050 Mennonites, 516 Presbyterians, 236 Methodists, 114 Anglicans (Church of England), 36 members of the Evangelical Association, 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 12 Baptists, 2 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7981233
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellesley,_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). "Wellesley, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellesley-on150003-1921/.