Norwood, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Norwood, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q18632575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.434°N, 77.874°W.
Population
In 1911, Norwood, VL had a population of 811: 729 male and 707 female residents. Population density was 1864.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,010 |
| 1901 | 945 |
| 1911 | 811 |
| 1921 | 765 |
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, Norwood, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,864.94 population per square mile, 811 total population, 729 males in the population, 707 females in the population, 493 area in acres, 412 single (never-married) males, 382 single (never-married) females, 314 families, 288 married females, 285 married males, 36 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.77 area in square miles. 984 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 293 persons of British origin (Irish), 260 persons of British origin (English), 156 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of German origin, 29 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 325 Methodists, 221 Presbyterians, 114 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Roman Catholics, 66 Baptists, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 299 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q18632575
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). "Norwood, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwood-vl-on112010-1911/.