Missouri W, Ontario (1911 census)
Missouri W was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.140°W.
Population
In 1911, Missouri W had a population of 2,670: 1,403 male and 1,267 female residents. Population density was 33.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,670 |
| 1921 | 2,466 |
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, Missouri W shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,566 area in acres, 2,670 total population, 1,403 males in the population, 1,267 females in the population, 835 single (never-married) males, 693 single (never-married) females, 616 families, 523 married males, 492 married females, 79 area in square miles, 75 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 33.80 population per square mile, 7 females with marital status not given, 6 males with marital status not given. 2,998 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 1,080 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,025 persons of British origin (English), 400 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 93 persons of Dutch origin, 34 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of French 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 1,201 Methodists, 699 Presbyterians, 582 Anglicans (Church of England), 109 Roman Catholics, 62 Baptists, 12 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Brethren, 1 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 610 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Missouri W, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/missouri-w-on095003-1911/.