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 31.2 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,367 |
| POP F | 1,387 |
| POP M | 1,553 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 33.60 |
| POP TOT | 2,940 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 232 |
| AREA ACRES | 56,005 |
| AREA SQ MI | 87.51 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 318 |
| BRIT IRISH | 808 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 128 |
| DWELLINGS | 595 |
| F MARRIED | 512 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 801 |
| F WIDOWED | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 595 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 1,675 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,118 |
| M MARRIED | 516 |
| M SINGLE | 998 |
| M WIDOWED | 39 |
| MENNONITES | 163 |
| METHODISTS | 282 |
| MORMONS | 34 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 238 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 701 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 158 |
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/.