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 29.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,839 |
| POP F | 1,216 |
| POP M | 1,292 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 31.99 |
| POP TOT | 2,508 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 239 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,170 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.39 |
| BAPTISTS | 38 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 348 |
| BRIT IRISH | 758 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 235 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 541 |
| F MARRIED | 468 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 686 |
| F WIDOWED | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 547 |
| GERMAN | 1,096 |
| LUTHERANS | 530 |
| M MARRIED | 482 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 773 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| MENNONITES | 50 |
| METHODISTS | 808 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 491 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 13 |
| SWISS | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 59 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 320 |
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/.