Williams W, Ontario (1911 census)
Williams W was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.744°W.
Population
In 1911, Williams W had a population of 1,247: 644 male and 603 female residents. Population density was 24.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
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, Williams W shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 32,987 area in acres, 1,247 total population, 644 males in the population, 603 females in the population, 397 single (never-married) males, 334 single (never-married) females, 302 families, 230 married males, 227 married females, 51.54 area in square miles, 41 widowed females, 24.18 population per square mile, 16 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,468 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 592 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 323 persons of British origin (English), 136 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of German origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 436 Methodists, 413 Presbyterians, 208 Roman Catholics, 154 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 93 Anglicans (Church of England), 58 Baptists, 29 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Adventists, 3 Brethren, 2 Mennonites, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 297 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128015— 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). "Williams W, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williams-w-on096006-1911/.