Norwich, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Norwich, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,112. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4115370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.992°N, 80.595°W.
Population
In 1911, Norwich, Village had a population of 1,112: 509 male and 603 female residents. Population density was 1108.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,411 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,269 |
| 1911 | 1,112 |
| 1921 | 1,176 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,269 |
| POP F | 603 |
| POP M | 509 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,339.96 |
| POP TOT | 1,112 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 169 |
| AREA ACRES | 530 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.83 |
| BAPTISTS | 238 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 569 |
| BRIT IRISH | 175 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 115 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 84 |
| DWELLINGS | 333 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 242 |
| F SINGLE | 269 |
| F WIDOWED | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| FRIENDS | 48 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 240 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 233 |
| M WIDOWED | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 418 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 203 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4115370
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_(Ontario)
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, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-village-on107009-1911/.