West Lorne, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
West Lorne, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.606°N, 81.619°W.
Population
In 1911, West Lorne, VL had a population of 740: 345 male and 395 female residents. Population density was 961.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 740 |
| 1921 | 755 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Aldborough, 1901 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, West Lorne, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 961.04 population per square mile, 740 total population, 493 area in acres, 395 females in the population, 345 males in the population, 196 families, 185 single (never-married) females, 174 single (never-married) males, 169 married females, 163 married males, 40 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.77 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 321 persons of British origin (English), 241 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 90 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 253 Methodists, 184 Presbyterians, 108 Anglicans (Church of England), 86 Baptists, 56 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 41 Roman Catholics, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 192 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134681
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). "West Lorne, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/west-lorne-vl-on066007-1911/.