Wingham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Wingham, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 2,238: 1,020 male and 1,218 female residents. Population density was 2231.1 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,392 |
| POP F | 1,218 |
| POP M | 1,020 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,194.12 |
| POP TOT | 2,238 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 488 |
| AREA ACRES | 650 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.02 |
| BAPTISTS | 136 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 754 |
| BRIT IRISH | 693 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 596 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 15 |
| DWELLINGS | 558 |
| F MARRIED | 443 |
| F SINGLE | 664 |
| F WIDOWED | 111 |
| FAMILIES | 577 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 122 |
| JEWISH | 13 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 442 |
| M SINGLE | 532 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| METHODISTS | 706 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 727 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 89 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 50 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 16 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wingham-town-ville-on081006-1911/.