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 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 54,560 area in acres, 2,764 total population, 1,452 males in the population, 1,312 females in the population, 818 single (never-married) males, 652 families, 649 single (never-married) females, 594 married males, 570 married females, 89 widowed females, 85.25 area in square miles, 35 widowed males, 32.42 population per square mile, 3 legally separated males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,008 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 1,219 persons of German origin, 859 persons of British origin (English), 350 persons of British origin (Irish), 229 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of Dutch origin, 19 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Swiss origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,063 Methodists, 463 Baptists, 436 Anglicans (Church of England), 232 Disciples of Christ, 165 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 144 Presbyterians, 97 Lutherans, 63 Mennonites, 52 Congregationalists, 25 Roman Catholics, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 637 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.