Welland, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Welland, C was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.987°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1911, Welland, C had a population of 5,318: 2,968 male and 2,350 female residents. Population density was 2954.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,318 |
| 1921 | 8,654 |
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, Welland, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,863 |
| POP F | 2,350 |
| POP M | 2,968 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,954.44 |
| POP TOT | 5,318 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 805 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,150 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.80 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 351 |
| BAPTISTS | 218 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,798 |
| BRIT IRISH | 705 |
| BRIT OTHER | 60 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 749 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 31 |
| CHINESE | 7 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 122 |
| DUTCH | 21 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,079 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,046 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 32 |
| F SINGLE | 1,152 |
| F WIDOWED | 119 |
| FAMILIES | 1,177 |
| FRENCH | 150 |
| FRIENDS | 5 |
| GERMAN | 954 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 47 |
| ITALIAN | 257 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 88 |
| M MARRIED | 1,104 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 152 |
| M SINGLE | 1,652 |
| M WIDOWED | 60 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 793 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| NEGRO | 22 |
| POLISH | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 556 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1,517 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,000 |
| RUSSIAN | 10 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 43 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 16 |
| SWISS | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 166 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
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). "Welland, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-c-on132011-1911/.