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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116651. 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 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, VL
- Waterloo N & S
- Wellesley
- Zorra E
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 4,263 total population, 2,159 males in the population, 2,104 females in the population, 2,045 males born in Canada, 1,997 females born in Canada, 84 females born outside the British Empire, 82 males born outside the British Empire, 32 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 23 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,401 persons of German origin, 285 persons of other European origin, 239 persons of British origin (English), 112 persons of French origin, 103 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 33 persons of Polish origin, 10 persons of Ukrainian origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 2 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). 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 1,631 Mennonites, 1,081 Lutherans, 558 Roman Catholics, 234 Baptists, 190 Methodists, 167 members of the Evangelical Association, 143 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 136 Presbyterians, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Brethren, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot,_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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on150004-1921/.