Norwich N, Ontario (1911 census)
Norwich N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,224. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.995°N, 80.644°W.
Population
In 1911, Norwich N had a population of 2,224: 1,152 male and 1,072 female residents. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,632 |
| 1891 | 2,389 |
| 1911 | 2,224 |
| 1921 | 2,119 |
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, Norwich N 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 35,802 area in acres, 2,224 total population, 1,152 males in the population, 1,072 females in the population, 626 single (never-married) males, 556 single (never-married) females, 513 families, 487 married males, 458 married females, 55.94 area in square miles, 55 widowed females, 39.76 population per square mile, 35 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given. 2,345 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 1,227 persons of British origin (English), 332 persons of British origin (Irish), 320 persons of German origin, 172 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 23 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 11 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). 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 1,084 Methodists, 565 Baptists, 146 Anglicans (Church of England), 145 Presbyterians, 137 Friends (Quakers), 123 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 58 Roman Catholics, 35 Congregationalists, 24 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Lutherans, 10 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Brethren, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 510 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134005— 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). "Norwich N, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-n-on107002-1911/.