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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,687 total population, 2,954 males in the population, 2,733 females in the population, 2,441 males born in Canada, 2,283 females born in Canada, 445 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 394 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 68 males born outside the British Empire, 56 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,552 persons of British origin (English), 1,264 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 631 persons of British origin (Irish), 55 persons of Dutch origin, 39 persons of British origin (other), 38 persons of German origin, 34 persons of Scandinavian origin, 28 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 4 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). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,262 Methodists, 1,403 Presbyterians, 1,291 Anglicans (Church of England), 313 Roman Catholics, 236 Baptists, 48 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 31 Salvation Army adherents, 28 Congregationalists, 21 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 15 Brethren, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 Disciples of Christ, 5 Adventists, 5 Lutherans, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Mennonites, 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Byron Macallum | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Alfred Ernest Ames | 1866–1934 | born here |
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/.