Sandwich E, Ontario (1911 census)
Sandwich E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.298°N, 82.961°W.
Population
In 1911, Sandwich E had a population of 4,195: 2,194 male and 2,001 female residents. Population density was 129.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,133 |
| 1871 | 3,748 |
| 1881 | 4,386 |
| 1891 | 4,378 |
| 1911 | 4,195 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sandwich E, 1921 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ford City, T-V, 1921 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tecumseh, T-V, 1921 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Riverside, T-V, 1921 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sandwich E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,770 area in acres, 4,195 total population, 2,194 males in the population, 2,001 females in the population, 1,329 single (never-married) males, 1,206 single (never-married) females, 790 families, 749 married males, 706 married females, 129.28 population per square mile, 79 widowed females, 61 males with marital status not given, 52 widowed males, 32.45 area in square miles, 9 females with marital status not given, 3 divorced males, 1 divorced females. 2,794 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 3,014 persons of French origin, 575 persons of British origin (English), 176 persons of British origin (Irish), 147 persons of German origin, 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 77 persons of Polish origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 39 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,374 Roman Catholics, 311 Anglicans (Church of England), 167 Methodists, 134 Presbyterians, 57 Baptists, 50 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 37 Lutherans, 30 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 21 Congregationalists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Disciples of Christ, 4 Jews, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 757 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Amos Ball | 1845–1925 | died here |
| Joseph Octave Reaume | 1856–1933 | died here |
| Ellen Gertrude Cornish | 1877–1933 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Sandwich E, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-e-on067003-1911/.