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 26.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,045 |
| POP F | 1,273 |
| POP M | 1,460 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.20 |
| POP TOT | 2,733 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 166 |
| AREA ACRES | 59,904 |
| AREA SQ MI | 93.60 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 46 |
| BRETHREN | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 669 |
| BRIT IRISH | 529 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,109 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 589 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 475 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 712 |
| F WIDOWED | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 614 |
| FRENCH | 18 |
| GERMAN | 318 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| ITALIAN | 58 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 33 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 511 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 37 |
| M SINGLE | 882 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| MENNONITES | 35 |
| METHODISTS | 622 |
| POLISH | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,319 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 447 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 23 |
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/.