Wallace, Ontario (1911 census)
Wallace was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,508. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.781°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1911, Wallace had a population of 2,508: 1,292 male and 1,216 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,400 |
| 1871 | 3,581 |
| 1881 | 3,655 |
| 1891 | 3,237 |
| 1901 | 2,839 |
| 1911 | 2,508 |
| 1921 | 2,172 |
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, Wallace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,170 area in acres, 2,508 total population, 1,292 males in the population, 1,216 females in the population, 773 single (never-married) males, 686 single (never-married) females, 547 families, 482 married males, 468 married females, 78.39 area in square miles, 59 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 31.99 population per square mile, 3 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 2,839 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 1,096 persons of German origin, 758 persons of British origin (Irish), 348 persons of British origin (English), 235 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 4 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 808 Methodists, 530 Lutherans, 491 Presbyterians, 320 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 239 Anglicans (Church of England), 59 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 50 Mennonites, 38 Baptists, 13 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Brethren, 2 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 541 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio Walker | 1858–1938 | born here |
| Andrew Edward McKeever | 1894–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263091
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). "Wallace, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallace-on110005-1911/.