Acton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Acton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,720. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q344432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.631°N, 80.033°W.
Population
In 1911, Acton, Village had a population of 1,720: 881 male and 839 female residents. Population density was 1714.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 848 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,722 |
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, Acton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,484 |
| POP F | 839 |
| POP M | 881 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 573.33 |
| POP TOT | 1,720 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 305 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,920 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 142 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 655 |
| BRIT IRISH | 426 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 404 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 13 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 26 |
| DUTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 377 |
| F MARRIED | 330 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 454 |
| F WIDOWED | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 377 |
| FRENCH | 20 |
| GERMAN | 93 |
| ITALIAN | 37 |
| JEWISH | 42 |
| JEWS | 42 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 349 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 495 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 387 |
| MORMONS | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 602 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 163 |
| RUSSIAN | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q344432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_(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). "Acton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/acton-village-on076007-1911/.