Fergus, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Fergus, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,396 |
| POP F | 811 |
| POP M | 723 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,153.38 |
| POP TOT | 1,534 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 179 |
| AREA ACRES | 850 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.33 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 31 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 359 |
| BRIT IRISH | 336 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 721 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 391 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 285 |
| F SINGLE | 419 |
| F WIDOWED | 106 |
| FAMILIES | 410 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| ITALIAN | 34 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 299 |
| M SINGLE | 396 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| METHODISTS | 309 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 855 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 136 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
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/.