Sandwich S, Ontario (1911 census)
Sandwich S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.226°N, 82.933°W.
Population
In 1911, Sandwich S had a population of 1,608: 849 male and 759 female residents. Population density was 43.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,548 |
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, Sandwich S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,664 area in acres, 1,608 total population, 849 males in the population, 759 females in the population, 565 single (never-married) males, 469 single (never-married) females, 304 families, 257 married males, 256 married females, 43.48 population per square mile, 36.98 area in square miles, 33 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,710 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 698 persons of British origin (Irish), 376 persons of British origin (English), 359 persons of French origin, 107 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 46 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 12 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 922 Roman Catholics, 357 Anglicans (Church of England), 267 Methodists, 30 Presbyterians, 19 Baptists, 11 Lutherans, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 303 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110012_1911— 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 S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-s-on067004-1911/.