South River, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
South River, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 593. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.842°N, 79.372°W.
Population
In 1911, South River, VL had a population of 593: 318 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 310.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 593 |
| 1921 | 573 |
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, South River, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,220 area in acres, 593 total population, 318 males in the population, 310.47 population per square mile, 275 females in the population, 197 single (never-married) males, 147 single (never-married) females, 134 families, 113 married males, 112 married females, 16 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.91 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 127 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108051— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135054— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492521
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_River,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_River_(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). "South River, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/south-river-vl-on108051-1911/.