Watt, Ontario (1911 census)
Watt was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1911, Watt had a population of 886. Population density was 11.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 975 |
| 1911 | 886 |
| 1921 | 833 |
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, Watt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 552 |
| POP F | 217 |
| POP M | 262 |
| POP TOT | 886 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 350 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 526 |
| BRIT IRISH | 161 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 120 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 30 |
| DWELLINGS | 106 |
| F MARRIED | 74 |
| F SINGLE | 132 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 107 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 39 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 73 |
| M SINGLE | 178 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 335 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 155 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129021— 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). "Watt, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watt-on098017-1911/.