Wellesley, Ontario (1911 census)
Wellesley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,757. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.545°N, 80.728°W.
Population
In 1911, Wellesley had a population of 4,757: 2,440 male and 2,317 female residents. Population density was 46.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,546 |
| 1861 | 5,888 |
| 1871 | 5,710 |
| 1881 | 5,752 |
| 1891 | 5,609 |
| 1901 | 5,051 |
| 1911 | 4,757 |
| 1921 | 4,466 |
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, Wellesley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,236 area in acres, 4,757 total population, 2,440 males in the population, 2,317 females in the population, 1,499 single (never-married) males, 1,357 single (never-married) females, 1,012 families, 868 married males, 844 married females, 110 widowed females, 103.49 area in square miles, 66 widowed males, 45.97 population per square mile, 6 females with marital status not given, 6 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males. 5,051 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 3,535 persons of German origin, 508 persons of British origin (Irish), 401 persons of British origin (English), 242 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,421 Roman Catholics, 1,314 Lutherans, 805 Mennonites, 605 Presbyterians, 344 Methodists, 173 Anglicans (Church of England), 62 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 30 Baptists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 985 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7981233
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellesley,_Ontario
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). "Wellesley, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellesley-on130002-1911/.