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 density was 27.9 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 431 |
| POP M | 486 |
| POP TOT | 917 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 139 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 17 |
| BRIT BORN M | 24 |
| BRIT ENG | 242 |
| BRIT IRISH | 60 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 85 |
| CAN BORN F | 368 |
| CAN BORN M | 424 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 50 |
| EUR FRENCH | 26 |
| EUR GERMAN | 417 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 46 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 38 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 47 |
| MENNONITES | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 269 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 39 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 227 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 158 |
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/.