Paisley, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Paisley, VL 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, VL had a population of 830: 389 male and 441 female residents. Population density was 1064.1 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,064.10 population per square mile, 830 total population, 500 area in acres, 441 females in the population, 389 males in the population, 244 families, 228 single (never-married) females, 203 single (never-married) males, 160 married males, 157 married females, 56 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,086 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 393 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 212 persons of British origin (Irish), 166 persons of British origin (English), 36 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 402 Presbyterians, 208 Methodists, 117 Anglicans (Church of England), 88 Baptists, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Roman Catholics, 3 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 243 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paisley-vl-on060011-1911/.