Sarawak, Ontario (1911 census)
Sarawak was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.640°N, 80.951°W.
Population
In 1911, Sarawak had a population of 708: 373 male and 335 female residents. Population density was 39.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,201 |
| 1901 | 1,362 |
| 1911 | 708 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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, Sarawak shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 11,614 area in acres, 708 total population, 373 males in the population, 335 females in the population, 232 single (never-married) males, 177 single (never-married) females, 159 families, 131 married females, 131 married males, 39.01 population per square mile, 26 widowed females, 18.15 area in square miles, 10 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 1,362 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 250 persons of British origin (English), 230 persons of British origin (Irish), 208 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of French origin, 8 persons of German origin. 2 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 370 Presbyterians, 180 Methodists, 85 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 Baptists, 23 Roman Catholics, 6 Disciples of Christ, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 158 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262760
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). "Sarawak, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarawak-on073004-1911/.