Delhi, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Delhi, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 825. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3312326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.842°N, 80.501°W.
Population
In 1911, Delhi, VL had a population of 825: 389 male and 436 female residents. Population density was 1057.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 823 |
| 1911 | 825 |
| 1921 | 733 |
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, Delhi, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,057.69 population per square mile, 825 total population, 500 area in acres, 436 females in the population, 389 males in the population, 228 families, 205 single (never-married) females, 194 single (never-married) males, 181 married females, 181 married males, 50 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1 legally separated males, 0.78 area in square miles. 823 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 450 persons of British origin (English), 136 persons of German origin, 69 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of Polish origin, 41 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 256 Methodists, 227 Baptists, 141 Anglicans (Church of England), 83 Roman Catholics, 67 Presbyterians, 39 Lutherans, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Brethren, 1 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 228 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131010_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3312326
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi,_Ontario
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). "Delhi, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delhi-vl-on100010-1911/.