Wilberforce, Ontario (1921 census)
Wilberforce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.613°N, 77.124°W.
Population
In 1921, Wilberforce had a population of 1,698: 913 male and 785 female residents. Population density was 14.7 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Wilberforce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 785 |
| POP M | 913 |
| POP TOT | 1,698 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 307 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 15 |
| BRIT ENG | 388 |
| BRIT IRISH | 275 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 44 |
| CAN BORN F | 673 |
| CAN BORN M | 803 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 11 |
| EUR GERMAN | 960 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 9 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 96 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 95 |
| LUTHERANS | 728 |
| METHODISTS | 324 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 141 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 173 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263150
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). "Wilberforce, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-on142033-1921/.