Westminster, Ontario (1911 census)
Westminster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,019. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.911°N, 81.225°W.
Population
In 1911, Westminster had a population of 5,019: 2,591 male and 2,428 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,069 |
| 1861 | 6,285 |
| 1871 | 6,386 |
| 1881 | 7,892 |
| 1891 | 8,506 |
| 1901 | 4,730 |
| 1911 | 5,019 |
| 1921 | 5,687 |
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, Westminster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,589 area in acres, 5,019 total population, 2,591 males in the population, 2,428 females in the population, 1,408 single (never-married) males, 1,218 single (never-married) females, 1,181 families, 1,033 married males, 1,022 married females, 145 widowed females, 104.05 area in square miles, 89 widowed males, 56 males with marital status not given, 48.24 population per square mile, 42 females with marital status not given, 4 legally separated males, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females. 4,730 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 2,514 persons of British origin (English), 1,379 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 647 persons of British origin (Irish), 381 persons of German origin, 34 persons of British origin (other), 26 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 3 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 2,150 Methodists, 1,282 Presbyterians, 913 Anglicans (Church of England), 291 Baptists, 219 Roman Catholics, 42 Salvation Army adherents, 40 Congregationalists, 34 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Brethren, 9 Adventists, 5 Disciples of Christ, 5 Lutherans, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,168 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Byron Macallum | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Alfred Ernest Ames | 1866–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster,_Middlesex_County,_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). "Westminster, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westminster-on095004-1911/.