Wainfleet, Ontario (1911 census)
Wainfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,764. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1911, Wainfleet had a population of 2,764: 1,452 male and 1,312 female residents. Population density was 30.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,841 |
| 1861 | 2,316 |
| 1871 | 2,673 |
| 1881 | 2,996 |
| 1891 | 2,945 |
| 1901 | 3,008 |
| 1911 | 2,764 |
| 1921 | 2,582 |
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, Wainfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,008 |
| POP F | 1,312 |
| POP M | 1,452 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 32.42 |
| POP TOT | 2,764 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 436 |
| AREA ACRES | 54,560 |
| AREA SQ MI | 85.25 |
| BAPTISTS | 463 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 859 |
| BRIT IRISH | 350 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 229 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 52 |
| DISCIPLES | 232 |
| DUTCH | 59 |
| DWELLINGS | 637 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 570 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 649 |
| F WIDOWED | 89 |
| FAMILIES | 652 |
| FRENCH | 19 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 1,219 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 97 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 594 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 818 |
| M WIDOWED | 35 |
| MENNONITES | 63 |
| METHODISTS | 1,063 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 144 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 25 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 165 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_Ontario
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). "Wainfleet, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on132007-1911/.