Westminster, Ontario (1921 census)
Westminster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.911°N, 81.225°W.
Population
In 1921, Westminster had a population of 5,687: 2,954 male and 2,733 female residents. Population density was 52.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,069 |
| 1861 | 6,285 |
| 1871 | 6,386 |
| 1881 | 7,892 |
| 1891 | 8,506 |
| 1901 | 4,730 |
| 1911 | 5,019 |
| 1921 | 5,687 |
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, Westminster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,733 |
| POP M | 2,954 |
| POP TOT | 5,687 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,291 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 236 |
| BRETHREN | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 394 |
| BRIT BORN M | 445 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,552 |
| BRIT IRISH | 631 |
| BRIT OTHER | 39 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,264 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,283 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,441 |
| CHRISTIANS | 9 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 28 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 9 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 55 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 28 |
| EUR GERMAN | 38 |
| EUR GREEK | 6 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 34 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 56 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 68 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 2,262 |
| MORMONS | 21 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 48 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,403 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 313 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 31 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster,_Middlesex_County,_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). "Westminster, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westminster-on128013-1921/.