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 38.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,362 |
| POP F | 335 |
| POP M | 373 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 39.01 |
| POP TOT | 708 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 85 |
| AREA ACRES | 11,614 |
| AREA SQ MI | 18.15 |
| BAPTISTS | 40 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 250 |
| BRIT IRISH | 230 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 208 |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 158 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 131 |
| F SINGLE | 177 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 131 |
| M SINGLE | 232 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 180 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 370 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 23 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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/.