Wollaston, Ontario (1911 census)
Wollaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 911. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.861°N, 77.838°W.
Population
In 1911, Wollaston had a population of 911. Population density was 9.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 423 |
| 1891 | 771 |
| 1901 | 834 |
| 1911 | 911 |
| 1921 | 816 |
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, Wollaston 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 | 3,434 |
| POP F | 1,472 |
| POP M | 1,557 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.64 |
| POP TOT | 911 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 140 |
| AREA ACRES | 70,128 |
| AREA SQ MI | 109.58 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRETHREN | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 254 |
| BRIT IRISH | 302 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 142 |
| DUTCH | 157 |
| DWELLINGS | 664 |
| F MARRIED | 610 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 761 |
| F WIDOWED | 99 |
| FAMILIES | 676 |
| FRENCH | 19 |
| GERMAN | 14 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| JEWISH | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 617 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 892 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 446 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 177 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 101 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263177
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). "Wollaston, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wollaston-on080008-1911/.