Elmsley S, Ontario (1911 census)
Elmsley S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1911, Elmsley S had a population of 770: 400 male and 370 female residents. Population density was 18.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 977 |
| 1911 | 770 |
| 1921 | 644 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,800 area in acres, 770 total population, 400 males in the population, 370 females in the population, 246 single (never-married) males, 204 single (never-married) females, 177 families, 138 married males, 136 married females, 41.88 area in square miles, 23 widowed females, 18.39 population per square mile, 13 widowed males, 7 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 889 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 387 persons of British origin (Irish), 189 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 157 persons of British origin (English), 33 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 222 Roman Catholics, 173 Anglicans (Church of England), 170 Presbyterians, 120 Methodists, 35 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 28 Brethren, 22 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 175 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124005— 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 S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-s-on091004-1911/.