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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116651. 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 47.0 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:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 62,237 area in acres, 4,569 total population, 2,294 males in the population, 2,275 females in the population, 1,407 single (never-married) males, 1,330 single (never-married) females, 935 families, 840 married males, 831 married females, 111 widowed females, 97.25 area in square miles, 47 widowed males, 46.98 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females. 4,944 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 4,042 persons of German origin, 305 persons of British origin (English), 110 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 76 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of Swiss origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,534 Mennonites, 1,332 Lutherans, 625 Roman Catholics, 297 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 231 Methodists, 223 Baptists, 175 Anglicans (Church of England), 147 Presbyterians, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 915 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Livingston | 1838–1920 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot,_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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on131003-1911/.