Merritton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Merritton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6820370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.141°N, 79.212°W.
Population
In 1911, Merritton, Village had a population of 1,670: 839 male and 831 female residents. Population density was 1664.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,798 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,710 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,544 |
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, Merritton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,710 |
| POP F | 831 |
| POP M | 839 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,609.38 |
| POP TOT | 1,670 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 511 |
| AREA ACRES | 408 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.64 |
| BAPTISTS | 27 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 545 |
| BRIT IRISH | 749 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 250 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 362 |
| F MARRIED | 315 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 467 |
| F WIDOWED | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 363 |
| FRENCH | 29 |
| GERMAN | 57 |
| ITALIAN | 23 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 327 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 475 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 565 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 241 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 313 |
| SWISS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6820370
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritton
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). "Merritton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merritton-village-on093013-1911/.