Fort Erie, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Fort Erie, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,146. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q268103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.910°N, 78.922°W.
Population
In 1911, Fort Erie, Village had a population of 1,146: 564 male and 582 female residents. Population density was 987.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 934 |
| 1901 | 890 |
| 1911 | 1,146 |
| 1921 | 1,546 |
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, Fort Erie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,146 total population, 987.93 population per square mile, 740 area in acres, 582 females in the population, 564 males in the population, 286 families, 286 single (never-married) females, 284 single (never-married) males, 274 married males, 265 married females, 30 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 1.16 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given. 890 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 370 persons of British origin (English), 304 persons of German origin, 189 persons of British origin (Irish), 157 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 32 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 52 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. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 449 Anglicans (Church of England), 249 Methodists, 164 Roman Catholics, 157 Presbyterians, 43 Baptists, 26 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 25 Lutherans, 14 Disciples of Christ, 8 Jews, 5 Congregationalists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 286 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q268103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Erie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_%C3%89ri%C3%A9_(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). "Fort Erie, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-erie-village-on132014-1911/.