Glencoe, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Glencoe, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 841. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.763°N, 81.710°W.
Population
In 1911, Glencoe, VL had a population of 841: 368 male and 473 female residents. Population density was 1078.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 841 |
| 1921 | 862 |
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, Glencoe, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,034 |
| POP F | 473 |
| POP M | 368 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,078.20 |
| POP TOT | 841 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 140 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 31 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 340 |
| BRIT IRISH | 165 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 301 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 230 |
| F MARRIED | 168 |
| F SINGLE | 249 |
| F WIDOWED | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FRENCH | 3 |
| GERMAN | 20 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 175 |
| M SINGLE | 177 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 233 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 417 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134624
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). "Glencoe, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glencoe-vl-on097007-1911/.