Woolwich, Ontario (1921 census)
Woolwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,805. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.582°N, 80.530°W.
Population
In 1921, Woolwich had a population of 3,805: 1,967 male and 1,838 female residents. Population density was 41.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,092 |
| 1861 | 5,256 |
| 1871 | 5,569 |
| 1881 | 5,524 |
| 1891 | 4,838 |
| 1901 | 4,318 |
| 1911 | 4,051 |
| 1921 | 3,805 |
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, Woolwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,838 |
| POP M | 1,967 |
| POP TOT | 3,805 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 19 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 16 |
| BRIT ENG | 241 |
| BRIT IRISH | 66 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 152 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,784 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,895 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 91 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 228 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2,907 |
| EUR OTHER | 177 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 353 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 44 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 56 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,007 |
| MENNONITES | 1,544 |
| METHODISTS | 158 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 280 |
| PROTESTANTS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 308 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich,_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). "Woolwich, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woolwich-on150005-1921/.