Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Merrickville, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,024 |
| POP F | 553 |
| POP M | 440 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 919.44 |
| POP TOT | 993 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 329 |
| AREA ACRES | 691 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.08 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 159 |
| BRIT IRISH | 588 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 108 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 244 |
| F MARRIED | 190 |
| F SINGLE | 305 |
| F WIDOWED | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FRENCH | 43 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| ITALIAN | 22 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 185 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 21 |
| M SINGLE | 220 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 344 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 129 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 180 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 45 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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/.