Woolwich, Ontario (1911 census)
Woolwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,051. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.582°N, 80.530°W.
Population
In 1911, Woolwich had a population of 4,051: 2,046 male and 2,005 female residents. Population density was 46.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,092 |
| 1861 | 5,256 |
| 1871 | 5,569 |
| 1881 | 5,524 |
| 1891 | 4,838 |
| 1901 | 4,318 |
| 1911 | 4,051 |
| 1921 | 3,805 |
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, Woolwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,100 area in acres, 4,051 total population, 2,046 males in the population, 2,005 females in the population, 1,260 single (never-married) males, 1,176 single (never-married) females, 830 families, 734 married males, 730 married females, 87.66 area in square miles, 87 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 46.21 population per square mile, 10 divorced females, 2 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 4,318 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 3,418 persons of German origin, 328 persons of British origin (English), 194 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of British origin (Irish), 51 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,417 Mennonites, 1,399 Lutherans, 369 Roman Catholics, 331 Presbyterians, 202 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 179 Methodists, 108 Congregationalists, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Baptists, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 803 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich,_Ontario
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). "Woolwich, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woolwich-on130003-1911/.