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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,805 total population, 1,967 males in the population, 1,895 males born in Canada, 1,838 females in the population, 1,784 females born in Canada, 56 males born outside the British Empire, 44 females born outside the British Empire, 16 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,907 persons of German origin, 241 persons of British origin (English), 228 persons of Dutch origin, 177 persons of other European origin, 152 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of French origin, 12 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,544 Mennonites, 1,007 Lutherans, 353 members of the Evangelical Association, 308 Roman Catholics, 280 Presbyterians, 158 Methodists, 91 Congregationalists, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Baptists, 3 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.