Essa, Ontario (1911 census)
Essa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,084. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.257°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1911, Essa had a population of 3,084: 1,644 male and 1,440 female residents. Population density was 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,507 |
| 1861 | 2,904 |
| 1871 | 4,221 |
| 1881 | 4,666 |
| 1891 | 3,592 |
| 1901 | 3,438 |
| 1911 | 3,084 |
| 1921 | 2,910 |
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, Essa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,438 |
| POP F | 1,440 |
| POP M | 1,644 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 28.35 |
| POP TOT | 3,084 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 881 |
| AREA ACRES | 69,620 |
| AREA SQ MI | 108.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 783 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,824 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 353 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 29 |
| DWELLINGS | 717 |
| F MARRIED | 583 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 753 |
| F WIDOWED | 98 |
| FAMILIES | 717 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 600 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 976 |
| M WIDOWED | 58 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 872 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,225 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 62 |
| RUSSIAN | 3 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 57 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261414
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). "Essa, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essa-on121002-1911/.