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 42.1 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,051 |
| POP F | 2,317 |
| POP M | 2,440 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 45.97 |
| POP TOT | 4,757 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 173 |
| AREA ACRES | 66,236 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103.49 |
| BAPTISTS | 30 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 401 |
| BRIT IRISH | 508 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 242 |
| DWELLINGS | 985 |
| F MARRIED | 844 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 1,357 |
| F WIDOWED | 110 |
| FAMILIES | 1,012 |
| FRENCH | 60 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 3,535 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,314 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 868 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 1,499 |
| M WIDOWED | 66 |
| MENNONITES | 805 |
| METHODISTS | 344 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 605 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,421 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 62 |
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/.