Westmeath, Ontario (1911 census)
Westmeath was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,246. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.119°N, 77.614°W.
Population
In 1911, Westmeath had a population of 3,246: 202 male and 145 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,152 |
| 1861 | 2,001 |
| 1871 | 2,632 |
| 1881 | 3,220 |
| 1891 | 3,612 |
| 1901 | 3,586 |
| 1911 | 3,246 |
| 1921 | 3,081 |
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, Westmeath shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,246 total population, 202 males in the population, 145 females in the population, 142 single (never-married) males, 87 single (never-married) females, 56 families, 51 married females, 51 married males, 9 widowed males, 7 widowed females. 380 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 1,645 persons of British origin (Irish), 702 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 521 persons of French origin, 261 persons of British origin (English), 71 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,076 Methodists, 1,007 Presbyterians, 639 Roman Catholics, 461 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 21 Baptists, 6 Lutherans, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 55 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263132
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). "Westmeath, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westmeath-on116010-1911/.