Williams W, Ontario (1911 census)
Williams W was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,468 |
| POP F | 603 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 24.18 |
| POP TOT | 1,247 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 93 |
| AREA ACRES | 32,987 |
| AREA SQ MI | 51.54 |
| BAPTISTS | 58 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 323 |
| BRIT IRISH | 136 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 592 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 297 |
| F MARRIED | 227 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 334 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 36 |
| M MARRIED | 230 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 397 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 436 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 413 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 208 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 154 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 29 |
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/.