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 22.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,034 area in acres, 1,950 total population, 1,021 males in the population, 929 females in the population, 612 single (never-married) males, 505 single (never-married) females, 461 families, 357 married males, 347 married females, 87.55 area in square miles, 73 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 22.27 population per square mile, 8 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given. 2,458 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 737 persons of British origin (Irish), 674 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 369 persons of British origin (English), 166 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 802 Presbyterians, 599 Methodists, 216 Anglicans (Church of England), 211 Baptists, 90 Lutherans, 27 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 454 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.