Woodstock, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Woodstock, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 9,935. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1642364. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.123°N, 80.755°W.
Population
In 1921, Woodstock, C had a population of 9,935: 4,621 male and 5,314 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,112 |
| 1861 | 3,353 |
| 1871 | 3,982 |
| 1881 | 5,373 |
| 1921 | 9,935 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Woodstock c, 1911 (30.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Woodstock, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 9,935 total population, 5,314 females in the population, 4,621 males in the population, 4,085 females born in Canada, 3,395 males born in Canada, 1,096 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,056 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 170 males born outside the British Empire, 133 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,592 persons of British origin (English), 2,133 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,349 persons of British origin (Irish), 418 persons of German origin, 108 persons of French origin, 69 persons of Dutch origin, 51 persons of British origin (other), 40 persons of Italian origin, 21 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 13 persons of Austrian origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 45 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. 21 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish 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 2,919 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,672 Methodists, 2,339 Presbyterians, 1,009 Baptists, 615 Roman Catholics, 154 Salvation Army adherents, 86 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 38 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 34 Brethren, 26 Congregationalists, 21 Jews, 10 Lutherans, 7 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mennonites, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace Nesbitt | 1858–1930 | born here |
| Robert Alexander Ross | 1865–1936 | born here |
| Isabel Ecclestone Mackay | 1875–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1642364
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(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). "Woodstock, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodstock-c-on134012-1921/.