Elora, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Elora, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,197: 567 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 1023.1 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,197 total population, 1,023.08 population per square mile, 750 area in acres, 630 females in the population, 567 males in the population, 343 single (never-married) females, 315 single (never-married) males, 313 families, 228 married males, 221 married females, 64 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.17 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,187 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 409 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 399 persons of British origin (English), 184 persons of British origin (Irish), 110 persons of German origin, 28 persons of British origin (other), 28 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 496 Presbyterians, 296 Methodists, 194 Anglicans (Church of England), 174 Roman Catholics, 26 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Lutherans, 10 Baptists, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Friends (Quakers), 3 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 307 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| C. P. (Charles Pitcher) Clarke | 1857–1924 | born here |
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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-vl-on134008-1911/.