Fergus, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Fergus, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,534. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5444155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.708°N, 80.382°W.
Population
In 1911, Fergus, VL had a population of 1,534: 723 male and 811 female residents. Population density was 1153.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,117 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,733 |
| 1891 | 1,598 |
| 1901 | 1,396 |
| 1911 | 1,534 |
| 1921 | 1,796 |
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, Fergus, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,534 total population, 1,153.38 population per square mile, 850 area in acres, 811 females in the population, 723 males in the population, 419 single (never-married) females, 410 families, 396 single (never-married) males, 299 married males, 285 married females, 106 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 1.33 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 1,396 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 721 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 359 persons of British origin (English), 336 persons of British origin (Irish), 69 persons of German origin, 34 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 855 Presbyterians, 309 Methodists, 179 Anglicans (Church of England), 136 Roman Catholics, 31 Brethren, 8 Congregationalists, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Disciples of Christ, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 391 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Isabelle Dow | 1870–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5444155
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus,_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). "Fergus, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fergus-vl-on134010-1911/.