Wilberforce, Ontario (1911 census)
Wilberforce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,004. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.613°N, 77.124°W.
Population
In 1911, Wilberforce had a population of 2,004: 1,023 male and 981 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,288 |
| 1871 | 1,955 |
| 1911 | 2,004 |
| 1921 | 1,698 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Wilberforce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,004 total population, 1,023 males in the population, 981 females in the population, 679 single (never-married) males, 601 single (never-married) females, 341 families, 319 married males, 313 married females, 66 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,327 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 341 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263150
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Wilberforce, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-on116014-1911/.