Whitchurch, Ontario (1911 census)
Whitchurch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,479. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.014°N, 79.357°W.
Population
In 1911, Whitchurch had a population of 3,479: 1,792 male and 1,687 female residents. Population density was 33.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,758 |
| 1861 | 6,795 |
| 1871 | 5,014 |
| 1881 | 4,529 |
| 1891 | 4,019 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,479 |
| 1921 | 3,529 |
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, Whitchurch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,619 |
| POP F | 1,687 |
| POP M | 1,792 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 34.69 |
| POP TOT | 3,479 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 262 |
| AREA ACRES | 64,176 |
| AREA SQ MI | 100.28 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 246 |
| BRETHREN | 22 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,907 |
| BRIT IRISH | 577 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 217 |
| CHRISTIANS | 369 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 65 |
| DUTCH | 420 |
| DWELLINGS | 754 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 682 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 920 |
| F WIDOWED | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 762 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| FRIENDS | 121 |
| GERMAN | 273 |
| JEWISH | 45 |
| JEWS | 45 |
| M MARRIED | 691 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 1,054 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| MENNONITES | 127 |
| METHODISTS | 1,767 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 301 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 115 |
| RUSSIAN | 7 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Whitchurch, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitchurch-on137005-1911/.