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 30.5 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 63,519 area in acres, 3,031 total population, 1,558 males in the population, 1,473 females in the population, 824 single (never-married) males, 759 families, 683 single (never-married) females, 680 married females, 677 married males, 108 widowed females, 99.25 area in square miles, 53 widowed males, 30.49 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 3,317 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 1,253 persons of British origin (Irish), 254 persons of British origin (English), 164 persons of German origin, 73 persons of French origin, 66 persons of Dutch origin, 56 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,228 Methodists, 380 Anglicans (Church of England), 226 Presbyterians, 113 Roman Catholics, 42 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Salvation Army adherents, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Jews, 3 Lutherans, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 745 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anson McKim | 1855–1917 | born here |
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/.