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 737.7 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 395 |
| POP M | 345 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 961.04 |
| POP TOT | 740 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 108 |
| AREA ACRES | 493 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.77 |
| BAPTISTS | 86 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 321 |
| BRIT IRISH | 90 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 241 |
| CHRISTIANS | 56 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 192 |
| F MARRIED | 169 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 185 |
| F WIDOWED | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FRENCH | 3 |
| GERMAN | 74 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 163 |
| M SINGLE | 174 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 253 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 184 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 41 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
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/.