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 Q5505937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.392°W.
Population
In 1911, Wolfe Island had a population of 1,612. Population density was 28.9 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 |
| 1921 | 1,579 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,062 |
| POP F | 905 |
| POP M | 1,001 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 18.50 |
| POP TOT | 1,612 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 418 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,922 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 285 |
| BRIT IRISH | 963 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 198 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 410 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 379 |
| F SINGLE | 471 |
| F WIDOWED | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FRENCH | 95 |
| GERMAN | 36 |
| M MARRIED | 385 |
| M SINGLE | 587 |
| M WIDOWED | 29 |
| METHODISTS | 162 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 262 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 765 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5505937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontenac_Islands
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/.