Wiarton, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Wiarton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,266. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.726°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1911, Wiarton, T-V had a population of 2,266: 1,107 male and 1,159 female residents. Population density was 1452.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 796 |
| 1891 | 1,984 |
| 1901 | 2,443 |
| 1911 | 2,266 |
| 1921 | 1,726 |
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, Wiarton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,266 total population, 1,452.56 population per square mile, 1,159 females in the population, 1,107 males in the population, 1,000 area in acres, 643 single (never-married) females, 626 single (never-married) males, 526 families, 447 married females, 445 married males, 66 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 13 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1.56 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 2,443 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 726 persons of British origin (English), 610 persons of British origin (Irish), 513 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 362 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 10 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 638 Presbyterians, 592 Methodists, 347 Baptists, 313 Anglicans (Church of England), 180 Lutherans, 61 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 60 Roman Catholics, 29 Disciples of Christ, 15 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Mennonites, 10 Jews, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 525 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton_(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). "Wiarton, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wiarton-t-v-on059011-1911/.