Willoughby, Ontario (1911 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 908. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1911, Willoughby had a population of 908: 479 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 991 |
| POP F | 429 |
| POP M | 479 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.09 |
| POP TOT | 908 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 99 |
| AREA ACRES | 19,317 |
| AREA SQ MI | 30.18 |
| BAPTISTS | 40 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 128 |
| BRIT IRISH | 58 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 69 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 196 |
| F MARRIED | 151 |
| F SINGLE | 256 |
| F WIDOWED | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 621 |
| ITALIAN | 16 |
| LUTHERANS | 63 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 156 |
| M SINGLE | 310 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| MENNONITES | 47 |
| METHODISTS | 199 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 224 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 139 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on132008-1911/.