Wilmot, Ontario (1921 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1921, Wilmot had a population of 4,263: 2,159 male and 2,104 female residents. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,297 |
| 1861 | 6,173 |
| 1871 | 5,811 |
| 1881 | 5,358 |
| 1891 | 5,487 |
| 1901 | 4,944 |
| 1911 | 4,569 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
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, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Blenheim
- Dumfries N
- Easthope N
- Easthope S
- New Hamburg, Village
- Waterloo N & S
- Wellesley
- Zorra E
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 | 2,104 |
| POP M | 2,159 |
| POP TOT | 4,263 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 120 |
| BAPTISTS | 234 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 23 |
| BRIT BORN M | 32 |
| BRIT ENG | 239 |
| BRIT IRISH | 59 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 103 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,997 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,045 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 112 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3,401 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 285 |
| EUR POLISH | 33 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 10 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 167 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 84 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 82 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,081 |
| MENNONITES | 1,631 |
| METHODISTS | 190 |
| OTHER SECTS | 143 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 136 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 558 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004— 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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on150004-1921/.