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 34.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,176 area in acres, 3,479 total population, 1,792 males in the population, 1,687 females in the population, 1,054 single (never-married) males, 920 single (never-married) females, 762 families, 691 married males, 682 married females, 100.28 area in square miles, 83 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 34.69 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,619 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 1,907 persons of British origin (English), 577 persons of British origin (Irish), 420 persons of Dutch origin, 273 persons of German origin, 217 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 45 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 1,767 Methodists, 369 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 301 Presbyterians, 262 Anglicans (Church of England), 246 Baptists, 127 Mennonites, 121 Friends (Quakers), 115 Roman Catholics, 65 Disciples of Christ, 45 Jews, 25 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 22 Brethren, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 754 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Wilfred Campbell | 1860–1918 | born here |
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/.