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 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 density was 53.4 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,518 |
| POP M | 1,601 |
| POP TOT | 3,119 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 536 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 93 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 252 |
| BRIT BORN M | 345 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,243 |
| BRIT IRISH | 316 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 363 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,222 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,167 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 7 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR DUTCH | 29 |
| EUR FINNISH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 24 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 24 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 8 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 13 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 18 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 44 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 89 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 7 |
| JEWS | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 1,291 |
| OTHER SECTS | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 735 |
| PROTESTANTS | 60 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 247 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.