Puslinch, Ontario (1911 census)
Puslinch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q89596452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.468°N, 80.177°W.
Population
In 1911, Puslinch had a population of 2,733: 1,460 male and 1,273 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,862 |
| 1861 | 4,701 |
| 1871 | 4,514 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,614 |
| 1901 | 3,045 |
| 1911 | 2,733 |
| 1921 | 2,462 |
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, Puslinch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 59,904 area in acres, 2,733 total population, 1,460 males in the population, 1,273 females in the population, 882 single (never-married) males, 712 single (never-married) females, 614 families, 511 married males, 475 married females, 93.60 area in square miles, 81 widowed females, 37 males with marital status not given, 29.20 population per square mile, 28 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given, 2 divorced males, 1 legally separated females. 3,045 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 1,109 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 669 persons of British origin (English), 529 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of German origin, 58 persons of Italian origin, 18 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,319 Presbyterians, 622 Methodists, 447 Roman Catholics, 166 Anglicans (Church of England), 46 Baptists, 35 Mennonites, 33 Lutherans, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Brethren, 11 Congregationalists, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Jews, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 589 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Idington | 1840–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q89596452
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). "Puslinch, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/puslinch-on134006-1911/.