Verulam, Ontario (1911 census)
Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 78.894°W.
Population
In 1911, Verulam had a population of 2,022: 2,053 male and 1,814 female residents. Population density was 34.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 571 |
| 1861 | 1,545 |
| 1871 | 2,692 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,291 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 2,022 |
| 1921 | 1,673 |
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, Verulam shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,863 area in acres, 2,053 males in the population, 2,022 total population, 1,814 females in the population, 1,164 single (never-married) males, 935 single (never-married) females, 882 families, 755 married males, 746 married females, 123 widowed females, 110.72 area in square miles, 76 males with marital status not given, 58 widowed males, 34.93 population per square mile, 7 females with marital status not given, 2 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 4,190 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 1,079 persons of British origin (Irish), 628 persons of British origin (English), 272 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 994 Methodists, 434 Anglicans (Church of England), 370 Presbyterians, 180 Baptists, 35 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 868 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7922994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_Township
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). "Verulam, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on129022-1911/.