Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Elgin, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,235. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.451°N, 81.393°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Elgin, Village had a population of 1,235: 579 male and 656 female residents. Population density was 1133.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,400 |
| 1891 | 1,659 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,291 |
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, Port Elgin, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,313 |
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 579 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,133.03 |
| POP TOT | 1,235 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 122 |
| AREA ACRES | 697 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.09 |
| BAPTISTS | 98 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 332 |
| BRIT IRISH | 204 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 377 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 326 |
| F MARRIED | 255 |
| F SINGLE | 338 |
| F WIDOWED | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 306 |
| JEWISH | 6 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 98 |
| M MARRIED | 245 |
| M SINGLE | 307 |
| M WIDOWED | 27 |
| MENNONITES | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 308 |
| MORMONS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 461 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230598
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin_(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). "Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-elgin-village-on059013-1911/.