Windham, Ontario (1921 census)
Windham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,259. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 80.425°W.
Population
In 1921, Windham had a population of 3,259: 1,675 male and 1,584 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,900 |
| 1861 | 4,095 |
| 1871 | 4,799 |
| 1881 | 4,913 |
| 1891 | 4,252 |
| 1901 | 3,884 |
| 1911 | 3,453 |
| 1921 | 3,259 |
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, Windham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,259 total population, 1,675 males in the population, 1,584 females in the population, 1,528 males born in Canada, 1,442 females born in Canada, 120 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 104 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 38 females born outside the British Empire, 27 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,899 persons of British origin (English), 520 persons of British origin (Irish), 380 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 219 persons of German origin, 155 persons of Dutch origin, 41 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of other European 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,443 Methodists, 761 Baptists, 370 Roman Catholics, 337 Presbyterians, 223 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 Congregationalists, 31 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Lutherans, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 7 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Adventists, 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob R Beamer | b. 1810 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263166
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). "Windham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windham-on131007-1921/.