Wollaston, Ontario (1921 census)
Wollaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 816. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.861°N, 77.838°W.
Population
In 1921, Wollaston had a population of 816: 421 male and 395 female residents. Population density was 8.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 423 |
| 1891 | 771 |
| 1901 | 834 |
| 1911 | 911 |
| 1921 | 816 |
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, Wollaston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 395 |
| POP M | 421 |
| POP TOT | 816 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 193 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 20 |
| BRIT ENG | 287 |
| BRIT IRISH | 244 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 182 |
| CAN BORN F | 381 |
| CAN BORN M | 398 |
| EUR DUTCH | 65 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 410 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 109 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263177
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). "Wollaston, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wollaston-on118023-1921/.