Wolfe Island, Ontario (1911 census)
Wolfe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,612. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q680569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.437°N, 76.395°W.
Population
In 1911, Wolfe Island had a population of 1,612: 1,001 male and 905 female residents. Population density was 18.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,654 |
| 1861 | 3,601 |
| 1871 | 2,737 |
| 1881 | 2,383 |
| 1891 | 2,003 |
| 1901 | 1,796 |
| 1911 | 1,612 |
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, Wolfe Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,922 area in acres, 1,612 total population, 1,001 males in the population, 905 females in the population, 587 single (never-married) males, 471 single (never-married) females, 422 families, 385 married males, 379 married females, 103 area in square miles, 54 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 18.50 population per square mile, 1 legally separated females. 2,062 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 963 persons of British origin (Irish), 285 persons of British origin (English), 198 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 95 persons of French origin, 36 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 765 Roman Catholics, 418 Anglicans (Church of England), 262 Presbyterians, 162 Methodists, 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 410 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q680569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Wolfe
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). "Wolfe Island, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolfe-island-on069017-1911/.