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 density was 39.5 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,181 |
| POP M | 2,285 |
| POP TOT | 4,466 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 114 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 21 |
| BRIT BORN M | 31 |
| BRIT ENG | 299 |
| BRIT IRISH | 400 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 203 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,103 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,192 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 157 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3,372 |
| EUR OTHER | 27 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 3 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 36 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 57 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 62 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,148 |
| MENNONITES | 1,050 |
| METHODISTS | 236 |
| OTHER SECTS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 516 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,340 |
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/.