Enniskillen, Ontario (1911 census)
Enniskillen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,632. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.845°N, 82.121°W.
Population
In 1911, Enniskillen had a population of 3,632: 1,911 male and 1,721 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 238 |
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,528 |
| 1881 | 3,588 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,745 |
| 1911 | 3,632 |
| 1921 | 3,063 |
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, Enniskillen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 83,818 area in acres, 3,632 total population, 1,911 males in the population, 1,721 females in the population, 1,155 single (never-married) males, 950 single (never-married) females, 817 families, 704 married males, 694 married females, 130.97 area in square miles, 76 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 27.73 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated males. 4,745 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 1,424 persons of British origin (English), 1,072 persons of British origin (Irish), 898 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 93 persons of German origin, 49 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Belgian origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of Russian origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,562 Methodists, 1,109 Presbyterians, 359 Baptists, 284 Anglicans (Church of England), 181 Roman Catholics, 42 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 26 Salvation Army adherents, 25 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 15 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 12 Adventists, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Brethren, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 808 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Emanuel Armstrong | 1864–1931 | died here |
| John James McLaughlin | 1865–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261401
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). "Enniskillen, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/enniskillen-on087003-1911/.