Elmira, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Elmira, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,069 |
| 1901 | 1,060 |
| 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,200 population per square mile, 1,782 total population, 893 females in the population, 889 males in the population, 521 single (never-married) males, 520 area in acres, 509 single (never-married) females, 381 families, 350 married males, 333 married females, 45 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 0.81 area in square miles. 1,060 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 1,344 persons of German origin, 285 persons of British origin (English), 70 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of Swiss origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 808 Lutherans, 351 Methodists, 181 Presbyterians, 124 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 103 Roman Catholics, 65 Mennonites, 60 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 21 Baptists, 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 Congregationalists, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 362 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.