Port Stanley, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Stanley, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 674 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 552 |
| 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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,142.31 population per square mile, 891 total population, 500 area in acres, 500 males in the population, 391 females in the population, 278 single (never-married) males, 205 married males, 193 single (never-married) females, 191 families, 174 married females, 24 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 552 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 445 persons of British origin (English), 198 persons of British origin (Irish), 149 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 69 persons of German origin, 27 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 327 Methodists, 287 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 Presbyterians, 51 Roman Catholics, 46 Baptists, 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 184 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.