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 28.4 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 69,620 area in acres, 3,084 total population, 1,644 males in the population, 1,440 females in the population, 976 single (never-married) males, 753 single (never-married) females, 717 families, 600 married males, 583 married females, 108.78 area in square miles, 98 widowed females, 58 widowed males, 28.35 population per square mile, 10 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given. 3,438 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 1,824 persons of British origin (Irish), 783 persons of British origin (English), 353 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 29 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,225 Presbyterians, 881 Anglicans (Church of England), 872 Methodists, 62 Roman Catholics, 57 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 16 Baptists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Mennonites, 4 Brethren, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 717 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.