Dunwich, Ontario (1911 census)
Dunwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,198. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.669°N, 81.493°W.
Population
In 1911, Dunwich had a population of 3,198: 1,650 male and 1,548 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,948 |
| 1861 | 2,888 |
| 1871 | 3,731 |
| 1881 | 4,290 |
| 1891 | 3,663 |
| 1901 | 3,658 |
| 1911 | 3,198 |
| 1921 | 2,666 |
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, Dunwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 72,420 area in acres, 3,198 total population, 1,650 males in the population, 1,548 females in the population, 1,004 single (never-married) males, 857 single (never-married) females, 744 families, 580 married males, 572 married females, 118 widowed females, 113.16 area in square miles, 65 widowed males, 28.25 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 3,658 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 1,494 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,158 persons of British origin (English), 442 persons of British origin (Irish), 50 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 14 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: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,370 Presbyterians, 790 Methodists, 535 Baptists, 315 Anglicans (Church of England), 148 Roman Catholics, 22 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Disciples of Christ, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Friends (Quakers), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 737 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Pearce | 1848–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261343
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). "Dunwich, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunwich-on066002-1911/.