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 800.0 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 N, 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 430 |
| POP M | 373 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,029.49 |
| POP TOT | 803 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 56 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 71 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 215 |
| BRIT IRISH | 376 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 137 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 191 |
| F MARRIED | 145 |
| F SINGLE | 244 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 194 |
| FRENCH | 29 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| JEWISH | 5 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 142 |
| M SINGLE | 222 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 192 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 154 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 317 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
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/.