Holland, Ontario (1911 census)
Holland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,578. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 80.782°W.
Population
In 1911, Holland had a population of 2,578: 1,370 male and 1,208 female residents. Population density was 22.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 954 |
| 1861 | 2,317 |
| 1871 | 3,249 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,602 |
| 1901 | 3,504 |
| 1911 | 2,578 |
| 1921 | 2,213 |
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, Holland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,137 area in acres, 2,578 total population, 1,370 males in the population, 1,208 females in the population, 857 single (never-married) males, 657 single (never-married) females, 610 families, 468 married females, 464 married males, 115.84 area in square miles, 82 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 22.25 population per square mile, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,504 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 1,314 persons of British origin (Irish), 577 persons of British origin (English), 412 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 207 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 833 Methodists, 783 Presbyterians, 502 Anglicans (Church of England), 181 Roman Catholics, 127 Lutherans, 126 Baptists, 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 16 Mennonites, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 608 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261768
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). "Holland, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-on072004-1911/.