Hensall, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Hensall, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.426°N, 81.509°W.
Population
In 1911, Hensall, VL had a population of 792: 362 male and 430 female residents. Population density was 789.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 820 |
| 1911 | 792 |
| 1921 | 756 |
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, Hensall, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 820 |
| POP F | 430 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,015.38 |
| POP TOT | 792 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 83 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 264 |
| BRIT IRISH | 149 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 244 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 209 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 162 |
| F SINGLE | 226 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 118 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| M MARRIED | 165 |
| M SINGLE | 190 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 297 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 353 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Hensall, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hensall-vl-on082010-1911/.