Willoughby, Ontario (1921 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 917. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1921, Willoughby had a population of 917: 486 male and 431 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 917 total population, 486 males in the population, 431 females in the population, 424 males born in Canada, 368 females born in Canada, 46 females born outside the British Empire, 38 males born outside the British Empire, 24 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 417 persons of German origin, 242 persons of British origin (English), 85 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of British origin (Irish), 50 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of French origin, 14 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 6 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). 2 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 269 Methodists, 227 Presbyterians, 158 Roman Catholics, 139 Anglicans (Church of England), 47 Lutherans, 39 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 18 Baptists, 15 Mennonites, 2 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on151008-1921/.