Wallaceburg, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Wallaceburg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7962941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.605°N, 82.373°W.
Population
In 1911, Wallaceburg, T-V had a population of 3,438: 1,781 male and 1,657 female residents. Population density was 4407.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,726 |
| 1901 | 2,763 |
| 1911 | 3,438 |
| 1921 | 4,006 |
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, Wallaceburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,407.69 population per square mile, 3,438 total population, 1,781 males in the population, 1,657 females in the population, 917 single (never-married) males, 866 single (never-married) females, 774 families, 757 married males, 676 married females, 500 area in acres, 103 widowed females, 66 males with marital status not given, 40 widowed males, 10 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 0.78 area in square miles. 2,763 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 1,043 persons of British origin (English), 893 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 818 persons of British origin (Irish), 419 persons of French origin, 127 persons of German origin, 17 persons of Polish origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Chinese origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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 945 Roman Catholics, 812 Methodists, 804 Presbyterians, 406 Baptists, 354 Anglicans (Church of England), 81 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 40 Salvation Army adherents, 37 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Lutherans, 9 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 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 772 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7962941
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaceburg
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). "Wallaceburg, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallaceburg-t-v-on084009-1911/.