Mersea, Ontario (1911 census)
Mersea was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,081. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262309. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.083°N, 82.548°W.
Population
In 1911, Mersea had a population of 4,081: 2,150 male and 1,931 female residents. Population density was 41.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,193 |
| 1861 | 2,143 |
| 1871 | 3,248 |
| 1881 | 3,552 |
| 1891 | 3,788 |
| 1901 | 4,172 |
| 1911 | 4,081 |
| 1921 | 4,448 |
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, Mersea shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 63,097 area in acres, 4,081 total population, 2,150 males in the population, 1,931 females in the population, 1,271 single (never-married) males, 1,033 single (never-married) females, 932 families, 831 married males, 822 married females, 98.56 area in square miles, 76 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 41.41 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 4,172 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 2,201 persons of British origin (English), 807 persons of British origin (Irish), 599 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 196 persons of French origin, 193 persons of German origin, 53 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,583 Methodists, 568 Presbyterians, 367 Baptists, 320 Anglicans (Church of England), 154 Roman Catholics, 52 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Adventists, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Friends (Quakers), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Brethren, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 913 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Wilson Hilborn | 1849–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262309
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). "Mersea, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mersea-on068007-1911/.