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 44.376°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1911, Wollaston had a population of 911: 1,557 male and 1,472 female residents. Population density was 27.6 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,128 area in acres, 1,557 males in the population, 1,472 females in the population, 911 total population, 892 single (never-married) males, 761 single (never-married) females, 676 families, 617 married males, 610 married females, 109.58 area in square miles, 99 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 27.64 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 3,434 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 302 persons of British origin (Irish), 254 persons of British origin (English), 157 persons of Dutch origin, 142 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of French origin, 14 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 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 446 Methodists, 177 Presbyterians, 140 Anglicans (Church of England), 101 Roman Catholics, 18 Baptists, 10 Brethren, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Lutherans, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 664 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.