Westmeath, Ontario (1921 census)
Westmeath was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,081. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.763°N, 76.884°W.
Population
In 1921, Westmeath had a population of 3,081: 1,596 male and 1,485 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,152 |
| 1861 | 2,001 |
| 1871 | 2,632 |
| 1881 | 3,220 |
| 1891 | 3,612 |
| 1901 | 3,586 |
| 1911 | 3,246 |
| 1921 | 3,081 |
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, Westmeath shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,081 total population, 1,596 males in the population, 1,515 males born in Canada, 1,485 females in the population, 1,417 females born in Canada, 67 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 52 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,377 persons of British origin (Irish), 660 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 615 persons of French origin, 341 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 975 Methodists, 970 Presbyterians, 686 Roman Catholics, 394 Anglicans (Church of England), 46 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263132
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). "Westmeath, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westmeath-on142032-1921/.