Elderslie, Ontario (1911 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,950. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 81.184°W.
Population
In 1911, Elderslie had a population of 1,950: 1,021 male and 929 female residents. Population density was 21.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 1861 | 1,774 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,273 |
| 1891 | 3,047 |
| 1901 | 2,458 |
| 1911 | 1,950 |
| 1921 | 1,671 |
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, Elderslie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,458 |
| POP F | 929 |
| POP M | 1,021 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 22.27 |
| POP TOT | 1,950 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 216 |
| AREA ACRES | 56,034 |
| AREA SQ MI | 87.55 |
| BAPTISTS | 211 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 369 |
| BRIT IRISH | 737 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 674 |
| DWELLINGS | 454 |
| F MARRIED | 347 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 505 |
| F WIDOWED | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 461 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 166 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 90 |
| M MARRIED | 357 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| M SINGLE | 612 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 599 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 802 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261381
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). "Elderslie, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elderslie-on060004-1911/.