Wells, Ontario (1921 census)
Wells was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 153. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.398°N, 83.391°W.
Population
In 1921, Wells had a population of 153: 88 male and 65 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 160 |
| 1921 | 153 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Gould, Haughton & Wells, 1911 (33.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Wells shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 153 total population, 88 males in the population, 78 males born in Canada, 65 females in the population, 60 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 114 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 109 Methodists, 31 Presbyterians, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Roman Catholics, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102099— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102099— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263124
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). "Wells, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wells-on102099-1921/.