Elora, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Elora, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,197. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5367201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.424°W.
Population
In 1911, Elora, Village had a population of 1,197: 567 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 1193.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,043 |
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,387 |
| 1891 | 1,304 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
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, Elora, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,187 |
| POP F | 630 |
| POP M | 567 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,023.08 |
| POP TOT | 1,197 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 194 |
| AREA ACRES | 750 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.17 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 399 |
| BRIT IRISH | 184 |
| BRIT OTHER | 28 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 409 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 307 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 221 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 343 |
| F WIDOWED | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| FRENCH | 28 |
| FRIENDS | 4 |
| GERMAN | 110 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| M MARRIED | 228 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 315 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 296 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 496 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 174 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 26 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5367201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elora,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elora
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). "Elora, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-village-on134008-1911/.