Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1911 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.212°N, 82.543°W.
Population
In 1911, Tilbury W-O had a population of 1,744: 896 male and 848 female residents. Population density was 56.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1911 | 1,744 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Tilbury W-O 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 19,843 area in acres, 1,744 total population, 896 males in the population, 848 females in the population, 538 single (never-married) males, 471 single (never-married) females, 389 families, 339 married males, 330 married females, 56.23 population per square mile, 45 widowed females, 31.01 area in square miles, 19 widowed males, 2 legally separated females. 2,209 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 618 persons of British origin (English), 477 persons of French origin, 310 persons of British origin (Irish), 212 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 119 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 527 Methodists, 456 Roman Catholics, 441 Presbyterians, 285 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 383 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110015— 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). "Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on068010-1911/.