Ellice, Ontario (1911 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1911, Ellice had a population of 2,940: 1,553 male and 1,387 female residents. Population density was 33.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,005 area in acres, 2,940 total population, 1,553 males in the population, 1,387 females in the population, 998 single (never-married) males, 801 single (never-married) females, 595 families, 516 married males, 512 married females, 87.51 area in square miles, 73 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 33.60 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,367 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 1,675 persons of German origin, 808 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of British origin (English), 128 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 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 1,118 Lutherans, 701 Roman Catholics, 282 Methodists, 238 Presbyterians, 232 Anglicans (Church of England), 163 Mennonites, 158 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 34 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 13 Baptists, 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 595 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on110002-1911/.