Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Merrickville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 993. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134647. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.908°N, 75.839°W.
Population
In 1911, Merrickville, VL had a population of 993: 440 male and 553 female residents. Population density was 919.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 819 |
| 1891 | 1,072 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 993 |
| 1921 | 807 |
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, Merrickville, 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 993 total population, 919.44 population per square mile, 691 area in acres, 553 females in the population, 440 males in the population, 305 single (never-married) females, 246 families, 220 single (never-married) males, 190 married females, 185 married males, 58 widowed females, 21 males with marital status not given, 14 widowed males, 1.08 area in square miles. 1,024 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 588 persons of British origin (Irish), 159 persons of British origin (English), 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 43 persons of French origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). 4 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 344 Methodists, 329 Anglicans (Church of England), 180 Roman Catholics, 129 Presbyterians, 45 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Baptists, 4 Jews, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 244 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134647
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). "Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merrickville-vl-on071009-1911/.