Woodhouse, Ontario (1921 census)
Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,227. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.
Population
In 1921, Woodhouse had a population of 2,227: 1,128 male and 1,099 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,865 |
| 1881 | 2,922 |
| 1891 | 2,508 |
| 1901 | 2,379 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 2,227 |
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, Woodhouse shared boundaries with:
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 2,227 total population, 1,128 males in the population, 1,099 females in the population, 950 females born in Canada, 949 males born in Canada, 160 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 118 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 females born outside the British Empire, 19 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,550 persons of British origin (English), 332 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 263 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 3 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 772 Methodists, 597 Anglicans (Church of England), 359 Baptists, 339 Presbyterians, 75 Roman Catholics, 51 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Adventists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263179
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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on131008-1921/.