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 48.694°N, 94.189°W.
Population
In 1911, Zealand had a population of 479: 60 male and 38 female residents. Population density was 10.8 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Zealand, 1921 (71.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Zealand Additional, 1921 (28.3% of this CSD's polygon).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,598 area in acres, 479 total population, 60 males in the population, 40 families, 38 females in the population, 33.76 area in square miles, 29 single (never-married) males, 24 married males, 20 single (never-married) females, 18 married females, 10.81 population per square mile, 6 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 274 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 136 persons of British origin (English), 135 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 87 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 30 persons of Italian origin, 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 24 persons of Russian origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 141 Roman Catholics, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 77 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 53 Presbyterians, 39 Methodists, 20 Lutherans, 10 Baptists, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Disciples of Christ, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 38 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.