Norwich, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Norwich, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,112: 509 male and 603 female residents. Population density was 1340.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,239 |
| 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,339.96 population per square mile, 1,112 total population, 603 females in the population, 530 area in acres, 509 males in the population, 338 families, 269 single (never-married) females, 242 married females, 240 married males, 233 single (never-married) males, 87 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 4 legally separated females, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.83 area in square miles. 1,269 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 569 persons of British origin (English), 175 persons of British origin (Irish), 115 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 84 persons of Dutch origin, 69 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 418 Methodists, 238 Baptists, 203 Presbyterians, 169 Anglicans (Church of England), 78 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 48 Friends (Quakers), 12 Roman Catholics, 6 Lutherans, 5 Congregationalists, 3 Brethren, 2 Jews, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 333 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-vl-on107009-1911/.