Walpole, Ontario (1911 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,568. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 80.054°W.
Population
In 1911, Walpole had a population of 3,568: 1,851 male and 1,717 female residents. Population density was 32.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
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, Walpole 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 69,791 area in acres, 3,568 total population, 1,851 males in the population, 1,717 females in the population, 1,081 single (never-married) males, 915 single (never-married) females, 828 families, 711 married males, 703 married females, 109.05 area in square miles, 97 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 32.72 population per square mile, 2 legally separated females. 4,189 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 1,896 persons of British origin (English), 709 persons of British origin (Irish), 494 persons of German origin, 376 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 3 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 1,496 Methodists, 665 Anglicans (Church of England), 532 Presbyterians, 498 Baptists, 131 Roman Catholics, 87 Disciples of Christ, 66 Lutherans, 62 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 41 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Mennonites, 11 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Jews, 2 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 821 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
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). "Walpole, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on075010-1911/.