Wingham, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Wingham, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,238. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4249510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.885°N, 81.302°W.
Population
In 1911, Wingham, T-V had a population of 2,238: 1,020 male and 1,218 female residents. Population density was 2194.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 2,167 |
| 1901 | 2,392 |
| 1911 | 2,238 |
| 1921 | 2,092 |
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, Wingham, T-V 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 2,238 total population, 2,194.12 population per square mile, 1,218 females in the population, 1,020 males in the population, 664 single (never-married) females, 650 area in acres, 577 families, 532 single (never-married) males, 443 married females, 442 married males, 111 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 1.02 area in square miles. 2,392 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 754 persons of British origin (English), 693 persons of British origin (Irish), 596 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 122 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 13 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 727 Presbyterians, 706 Methodists, 488 Anglicans (Church of England), 136 Baptists, 89 Roman Catholics, 50 Salvation Army adherents, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Jews, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Congregationalists, 7 Lutherans, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 558 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4249510
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham_(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). "Wingham, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wingham-t-v-on081006-1911/.