Woodhouse, Ontario (1911 census)
Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,302. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.
Population
In 1911, Woodhouse had a population of 2,302: 1,183 male and 1,119 female residents. Population density was 42.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,865 |
| 1881 | 2,922 |
| 1891 | 2,508 |
| 1901 | 2,379 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 2,227 |
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, Woodhouse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 34,930 area in acres, 2,302 total population, 1,183 males in the population, 1,119 females in the population, 648 single (never-married) males, 552 single (never-married) females, 542 families, 498 married males, 493 married females, 67 widowed females, 54.58 area in square miles, 42.18 population per square mile, 35 widowed males, 7 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,379 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 1,206 persons of British origin (English), 379 persons of British origin (Irish), 365 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 166 persons of German origin, 90 persons of Dutch origin, 34 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 14 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 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 923 Methodists, 486 Anglicans (Church of England), 379 Presbyterians, 306 Baptists, 83 Roman Catholics, 38 Adventists, 33 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Brethren, 17 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Jews, 6 Congregationalists, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 539 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263179
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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on100008-1911/.