Zealand, Ontario (1911 census)
Zealand was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.782°N, 92.694°W.
Population
In 1911, Zealand had a population of 479. Population density was 5.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 479 |
| 1921 | 67 |
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, Zealand shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 274 |
| POP F | 38 |
| POP M | 60 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 10.81 |
| POP TOT | 479 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 120 |
| AREA ACRES | 21,598 |
| AREA SQ MI | 33.76 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 135 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 136 |
| BRIT IRISH | 24 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 87 |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 38 |
| F MARRIED | 18 |
| F SINGLE | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 40 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 77 |
| ITALIAN | 30 |
| LUTHERANS | 20 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 24 |
| M SINGLE | 29 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 39 |
| POLISH | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 53 |
| PROTESTANTS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 141 |
| RUSSIAN | 24 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263197
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). "Zealand, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zealand-on123047-1911/.