Wilmot, Ontario (1911 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1911, Wilmot had a population of 4,569: 2,294 male and 2,275 female residents. Population density was 42.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,297 |
| 1861 | 6,173 |
| 1871 | 5,811 |
| 1881 | 5,358 |
| 1891 | 5,487 |
| 1901 | 4,944 |
| 1911 | 4,569 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
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, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Blenheim
- Dumfries N
- Easthope N
- Easthope S
- New Hamburg, Village
- Waterloo S
- Wellesley
- Zorra E
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,944 |
| POP F | 2,275 |
| POP M | 2,294 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 46.98 |
| POP TOT | 4,569 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 175 |
| AREA ACRES | 62,237 |
| AREA SQ MI | 97.25 |
| BAPTISTS | 223 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 305 |
| BRIT IRISH | 76 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 110 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 915 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 831 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 1,330 |
| F WIDOWED | 111 |
| FAMILIES | 935 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 4,042 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,332 |
| M MARRIED | 840 |
| M SINGLE | 1,407 |
| M WIDOWED | 47 |
| MENNONITES | 1,534 |
| METHODISTS | 231 |
| POLISH | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 147 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 625 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 297 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004— 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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on131003-1911/.