Lewis, Ontario (1911 census)
Lewis was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.245°N, 82.503°W.
Population
In 1911, Lewis had a population of 633. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 487 |
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, Lewis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 256 |
| POP F | 85 |
| POP M | 121 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.77 |
| POP TOT | 633 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 5 |
| AREA ACRES | 22,858 |
| AREA SQ MI | 35.72 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 17 |
| BRIT IRISH | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 31 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 43 |
| F MARRIED | 33 |
| F SINGLE | 46 |
| F WIDOWED | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 43 |
| FRENCH | 447 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 42 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 25 |
| M MARRIED | 32 |
| M SINGLE | 86 |
| M WIDOWED | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| POLISH | 46 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 8 |
| PROTESTANTS | 40 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 510 |
| RUSSIAN | 8 |
| SWISS | 32 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102051— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262044
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). "Lewis, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lewis-on054037-1911/.