Whitchurch, Ontario (1921 census)
Whitchurch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,529. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.014°N, 79.357°W.
Population
In 1921, Whitchurch had a population of 3,529: 1,891 male and 1,638 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,758 |
| 1861 | 6,795 |
| 1871 | 5,014 |
| 1881 | 4,529 |
| 1891 | 4,019 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,479 |
| 1921 | 3,529 |
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, Whitchurch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,529 total population, 1,891 males in the population, 1,638 females in the population, 1,634 males born in Canada, 1,433 females born in Canada, 204 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 170 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 53 males born outside the British Empire, 35 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,430 persons of British origin (English), 442 persons of British origin (Irish), 300 persons of Dutch origin, 210 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 42 persons of German origin, 23 persons of Russian origin, 16 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 27 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 8 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 1,596 Methodists, 524 Anglicans (Church of England), 424 Presbyterians, 297 Baptists, 173 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 160 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 159 Mennonites, 138 Roman Catholics, 27 Jews, 12 Disciples of Christ, 5 Lutherans, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Adventists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154009— 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). "Whitchurch, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitchurch-on154009-1921/.