Windsor, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Windsor, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 38,591. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q182625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.310°N, 83.044°W.
Population
In 1921, Windsor, C had a population of 38,591: 19,836 male and 18,755 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,253 |
| 1881 | 6,561 |
| 1911 | 17,829 |
| 1921 | 38,591 |
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, Windsor, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 38,591 total population, 19,836 males in the population, 18,755 females in the population, 13,818 females born in Canada, 13,806 males born in Canada, 3,136 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2,894 males born outside the British Empire, 2,683 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2,254 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 14,279 persons of British origin (English), 6,883 persons of French origin, 5,426 persons of British origin (Irish), 5,379 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,141 persons of German origin, 752 persons of Polish origin, 558 persons of Dutch origin, 429 persons of Italian origin, 365 persons of other European origin, 328 persons of Syrian origin, 304 persons of British origin (other), 136 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 129 persons of Scandinavian origin, 121 persons of Russian origin, 103 persons of Austrian origin, 77 persons of Ukrainian origin, 37 persons of Belgian origin, 32 persons of Greek origin, 9 persons of other Asian origin, 5 persons of Finnish origin. 1,028 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 979 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 11,985 Roman Catholics, 8,643 Anglicans (Church of England), 7,226 Methodists, 5,839 Presbyterians, 2,244 Baptists, 979 Jews, 373 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 354 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 299 Salvation Army adherents, 180 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 154 Lutherans, 85 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 80 Brethren, 46 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 43 adherents of Eastern religions, 29 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 28 Disciples of Christ, 25 Congregationalists, 22 Adventists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Octave Reaume | 1856–1933 | died here |
| John Frederic Herbin | 1860–1923 | born here |
| Gordon Morton McGregor | 1873–1922 | born here |
| Ellen Gertrude Cornish | 1877–1933 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110016_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q182625
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(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). "Windsor, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-c-on110016-1921/.