Essex, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Essex, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,353. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q559147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.170°N, 82.825°W.
Population
In 1911, Essex, T-V had a population of 1,353: 633 male and 720 female residents. Population density was 1241.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,353 |
| 1921 | 1,588 |
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, Essex, T-V 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 1,353 total population, 1,241.28 population per square mile, 720 females in the population, 700 area in acres, 633 males in the population, 382 single (never-married) females, 340 families, 338 single (never-married) males, 284 married females, 279 married males, 54 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 1.09 area in square miles, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 1,391 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 590 persons of British origin (English), 285 persons of British origin (Irish), 258 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 109 persons of German origin, 95 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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 615 Methodists, 228 Presbyterians, 181 Baptists, 155 Anglicans (Church of England), 103 Roman Catholics, 56 Salvation Army adherents, 13 Brethren, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 340 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q559147
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(Ontario)
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). "Essex, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essex-t-v-on068012-1911/.