Wardsville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Wardsville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.663°N, 81.752°W.
Population
In 1911, Wardsville, VL had a population of 240: 108 male and 132 female residents. Population density was 375.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 539 |
| 1881 | 540 |
| 1891 | 380 |
| 1901 | 343 |
| 1911 | 240 |
| 1921 | 237 |
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, Wardsville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 412 area in acres, 375 population per square mile, 240 total population, 132 females in the population, 108 males in the population, 77 families, 67 single (never-married) females, 58 single (never-married) males, 48 married males, 47 married females, 18 widowed females, 2 widowed males, 0.64 area in square miles. 343 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 113 persons of British origin (English), 65 persons of British origin (Irish), 35 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of German origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 87 Anglicans (Church of England), 86 Methodists, 31 Presbyterians, 19 Roman Catholics, 9 Baptists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 77 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Wardsville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wardsville-vl-on097009-1911/.