Glencoe, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Glencoe, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 801 |
| 1891 | 976 |
| 1901 | 1,034 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,078.20 population per square mile, 841 total population, 500 area in acres, 473 females in the population, 368 males in the population, 249 single (never-married) females, 231 families, 177 single (never-married) males, 175 married males, 168 married females, 56 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,034 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 340 persons of British origin (English), 301 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 165 persons of British origin (Irish), 20 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 2 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 417 Presbyterians, 233 Methodists, 140 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 Baptists, 11 Roman Catholics, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 230 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.