Elmsley N, Ontario (1911 census)
Elmsley N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.896°N, 76.146°W.
Population
In 1911, Elmsley N had a population of 1,066: 631 male and 435 female residents. Population density was 19.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1911 | 1,066 |
| 1921 | 779 |
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, Elmsley N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 34,872 area in acres, 1,066 total population, 631 males in the population, 435 females in the population, 406 single (never-married) males, 264 single (never-married) females, 213 families, 167 married males, 144 married females, 54.49 area in square miles, 37 males with marital status not given, 26 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 19.56 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 1,087 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 564 persons of British origin (Irish), 252 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 154 persons of British origin (English), 42 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 17 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of Polish origin, 13 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 2 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 333 Presbyterians, 292 Anglicans (Church of England), 163 Roman Catholics, 161 Methodists, 59 Baptists, 53 Brethren, 2 Jews, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 213 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Elmsley N, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-n-on090005-1911/.