Westport, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Westport, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 803. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.681°N, 76.406°W.
Population
In 1911, Westport, VL had a population of 803: 373 male and 430 female residents. Population density was 1029.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1921 | 741 |
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 Crosby, North—Nord, 1901 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Westport, 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 1,029.49 population per square mile, 803 total population, 500 area in acres, 430 females in the population, 373 males in the population, 244 single (never-married) females, 222 single (never-married) males, 194 families, 145 married females, 142 married males, 41 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 376 persons of British origin (Irish), 215 persons of British origin (English), 137 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 29 persons of French origin, 26 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. 5 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 317 Roman Catholics, 192 Methodists, 154 Presbyterians, 71 Baptists, 56 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Jews, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 191 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34184
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westport,_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). "Westport, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westport-vl-on091010-1911/.