Point Edward, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Point Edward, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.996°N, 82.405°W.
Population
In 1911, Point Edward, VL had a population of 874: 481 male and 393 female residents. Population density was 832.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,293 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 780 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 1,258 |
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, Point Edward, 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 874 total population, 832.38 population per square mile, 671 area in acres, 481 males in the population, 393 females in the population, 285 single (never-married) males, 196 single (never-married) females, 187 families, 186 married males, 167 married females, 30 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1.05 area in square miles. 780 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 334 persons of British origin (English), 221 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 184 persons of British origin (Irish), 42 persons of Polish origin, 38 persons of German origin, 14 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 278 Methodists, 218 Anglicans (Church of England), 209 Presbyterians, 139 Roman Catholics, 28 Baptists, 27 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 187 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward_(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). "Point Edward, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/point-edward-vl-on088008-1911/.