Whitby, Ontario (1921 census)
Whitby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,119. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7994182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.934°N, 78.966°W.
Population
In 1921, Whitby had a population of 3,119: 1,601 male and 1,518 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,875 |
| 1921 | 3,119 |
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, Whitby 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 3,119 total population, 1,601 males in the population, 1,518 females in the population, 1,222 females born in Canada, 1,167 males born in Canada, 345 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 252 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 89 males born outside the British Empire, 44 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,243 persons of British origin (English), 363 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 316 persons of British origin (Irish), 32 persons of French origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 24 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Austrian origin, 18 persons of Russian origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 24 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 1,291 Methodists, 735 Presbyterians, 536 Anglicans (Church of England), 247 Roman Catholics, 93 Baptists, 60 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 26 Jews, 21 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 Congregationalists, 10 Lutherans, 7 Disciples of Christ, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Sophia Brown | 1862–1936 | died here |
| Donald Grant Creighton | 1902–1979 | died here |
| George Parkin Grant | 1918–1988 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133010_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7994182
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_Township
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). "Whitby, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-on133010-1921/.