Stirling, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Stirling, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113893935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.540°W.
Population
In 1911, Stirling, VL had a population of 848: 1,983 male and 2,005 female residents. Population density was 1419.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 848 |
| 1921 | 844 |
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, Stirling, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,217 |
| POP F | 2,005 |
| POP M | 1,983 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,419.22 |
| POP TOT | 848 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 159 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,800 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.81 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 293 |
| BRIT IRISH | 257 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 112 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 119 |
| DWELLINGS | 946 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 886 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 16 |
| F SINGLE | 955 |
| F WIDOWED | 147 |
| FAMILIES | 989 |
| FRENCH | 40 |
| GERMAN | 23 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 857 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 122 |
| M SINGLE | 966 |
| M WIDOWED | 37 |
| METHODISTS | 407 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 186 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 71 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113893935
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). "Stirling, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stirling-vl-on080013-1911/.