Port Stanley, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Stanley, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.674°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Stanley, VL had a population of 891: 500 male and 391 female residents. Population density was 1142.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 891 |
| 1921 | 973 |
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 Stanley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 552 |
| POP F | 391 |
| POP M | 500 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,142.31 |
| POP TOT | 891 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 287 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 46 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 445 |
| BRIT IRISH | 198 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 149 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 184 |
| F MARRIED | 174 |
| F SINGLE | 193 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FRENCH | 27 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| M MARRIED | 205 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 278 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 327 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 177 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230953
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_(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 Stanley, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-stanley-vl-on065006-1911/.