Williamsburg, Ontario (1921 census)
Williamsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,194. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.987°N, 75.188°W.
Population
In 1921, Williamsburg had a population of 3,194: 1,623 male and 1,571 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,284 |
| 1861 | 4,675 |
| 1871 | 4,724 |
| 1881 | 4,671 |
| 1891 | 4,308 |
| 1901 | 3,906 |
| 1911 | 3,469 |
| 1921 | 3,194 |
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, Williamsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,194 total population, 1,623 males in the population, 1,583 males born in Canada, 1,571 females in the population, 1,535 females born in Canada, 27 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born outside the British Empire, 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,273 persons of British origin (English), 664 persons of Dutch origin, 607 persons of British origin (Irish), 374 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 189 persons of German origin, 83 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,034 Methodists, 908 Lutherans, 797 Presbyterians, 255 Anglicans (Church of England), 134 Roman Catholics, 25 Baptists, 22 Adventists, 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107003— 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). "Williamsburg, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williamsburg-on107003-1921/.