Paisley, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Paisley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7125167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.267°W.
Population
In 1911, Paisley, Village had a population of 830: 389 male and 441 female residents. Population density was 827.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,086 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 760 |
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, Paisley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,086 |
| POP F | 441 |
| POP M | 389 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,064.10 |
| POP TOT | 830 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 117 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 88 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 166 |
| BRIT IRISH | 212 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 393 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 243 |
| F MARRIED | 157 |
| F SINGLE | 228 |
| F WIDOWED | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 36 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 160 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 203 |
| M WIDOWED | 25 |
| METHODISTS | 208 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 402 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7125167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley,_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). "Paisley, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paisley-village-on060011-1911/.