Wawanosh W, Ontario (1911 census)
Wawanosh W was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.867°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1911, Wawanosh W had a population of 1,843: 941 male and 902 female residents. Population density was 27.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,843 |
| 1921 | 1,515 |
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, Wawanosh W shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 43,186 area in acres, 1,843 total population, 941 males in the population, 902 females in the population, 562 single (never-married) males, 506 single (never-married) females, 436 families, 342 married males, 333 married females, 67.48 area in square miles, 63 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 27.31 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,218 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 949 persons of British origin (Irish), 422 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 406 persons of British origin (English), 48 persons of German origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 684 Presbyterians, 656 Methodists, 254 Anglicans (Church of England), 198 Roman Catholics, 25 Lutherans, 14 Baptists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 433 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119016— 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). "Wawanosh W, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-w-on083005-1911/.