Ernestown, Ontario (1911 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,031. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1911, Ernestown had a population of 3,031: 1,558 male and 1,473 female residents. Population density was 27.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,111 |
| 1861 | 5,450 |
| 1871 | 4,233 |
| 1881 | 3,961 |
| 1891 | 3,597 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,031 |
| 1921 | 2,773 |
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, Ernestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,317 |
| POP F | 1,473 |
| POP M | 1,558 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.49 |
| POP TOT | 3,031 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 380 |
| AREA ACRES | 63,519 |
| AREA SQ MI | 99.25 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 254 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,253 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 56 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 66 |
| DWELLINGS | 745 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 680 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 683 |
| F WIDOWED | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 759 |
| FRENCH | 73 |
| GERMAN | 164 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 677 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 824 |
| M WIDOWED | 53 |
| METHODISTS | 2,228 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 226 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 113 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 17 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5394285
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestown_Township
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). "Ernestown, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on092010-1911/.