Elmira, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Elmira, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,782. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5366792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.596°N, 80.563°W.
Population
In 1911, Elmira, VL had a population of 1,782: 889 male and 893 female residents. Population density was 2200.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,782 |
| 1921 | 2,016 |
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, Elmira, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,060 |
| POP F | 893 |
| POP M | 889 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,200 |
| POP TOT | 1,782 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 60 |
| AREA ACRES | 520 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.81 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 285 |
| BRIT IRISH | 63 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 70 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 362 |
| F MARRIED | 333 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 509 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 381 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 1,344 |
| LUTHERANS | 808 |
| M MARRIED | 350 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 521 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| MENNONITES | 65 |
| METHODISTS | 351 |
| MORMONS | 54 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 181 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 103 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5366792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmira,_Ontario
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). "Elmira, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmira-vl-on130006-1911/.