Wiarton, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Wiarton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,726. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.726°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1921, Wiarton, Village had a population of 1,726: 851 male and 875 female residents. Population density was 1720.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 796 |
| 1891 | 1,984 |
| 1901 | 2,443 |
| 1911 | 2,266 |
| 1921 | 1,726 |
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, Wiarton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 875 |
| POP M | 851 |
| POP TOT | 1,726 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 253 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 313 |
| BRIT BORN F | 72 |
| BRIT BORN M | 78 |
| BRIT ENG | 620 |
| BRIT IRISH | 446 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 408 |
| CAN BORN F | 785 |
| CAN BORN M | 750 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 36 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 149 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 23 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 76 |
| MENNONITES | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 401 |
| MORMONS | 53 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 520 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 30 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 18 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton_(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). "Wiarton, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wiarton-village-on104022-1921/.