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 46.307°N, 83.260°W.
Population
In 1911, Lewis had a population of 633: 121 male and 85 female residents. Population density was 5.8 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1901 (0.1% share).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,858 area in acres, 633 total population, 121 males in the population, 86 single (never-married) males, 85 females in the population, 46 single (never-married) females, 43 families, 35.72 area in square miles, 33 married females, 32 married males, 6 widowed females, 5.77 population per square mile, 3 widowed males. 256 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 447 persons of French origin, 46 persons of Polish origin, 32 persons of Swiss origin, 31 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of German origin, 9 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of Italian origin. 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 510 Roman Catholics, 42 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 40 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 25 Lutherans, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Presbyterians, 5 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Methodists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 43 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.