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 44.876°N, 79.164°W.
Population
In 1911, Watt had a population of 886: 262 male and 217 female residents.
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 886 total population, 262 males in the population, 217 females in the population, 178 single (never-married) males, 132 single (never-married) females, 107 families, 74 married females, 73 married males, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 552 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 526 persons of British origin (English), 161 persons of British origin (Irish), 120 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of German origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 350 Anglicans (Church of England), 335 Methodists, 155 Presbyterians, 30 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Roman Catholics, 5 Baptists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 106 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.