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 density was 34.0 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,638 |
| POP M | 1,891 |
| POP TOT | 3,529 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 524 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 297 |
| BRIT BORN F | 170 |
| BRIT BORN M | 204 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,430 |
| BRIT IRISH | 442 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 210 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,433 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,634 |
| CHRISTIANS | 160 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 12 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 300 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 42 |
| EUR HEBREW | 27 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 23 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 53 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| JEWS | 27 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 159 |
| METHODISTS | 1,596 |
| OTHER SECTS | 173 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 424 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 138 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
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/.