Adelaide, Ontario (1911 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,919. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3525341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 81.694°W.
Population
In 1911, Adelaide had a population of 1,919: 1,006 male and 913 female residents. Population density was 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
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, Adelaide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,705 area in acres, 1,919 total population, 1,006 males in the population, 913 females in the population, 517 single (never-married) males, 474 families, 468 single (never-married) females, 402 married males, 356 married females, 71.42 area in square miles, 59 widowed females, 45 males with marital status not given, 42 widowed males, 28 females with marital status not given, 26.88 population per square mile, 2 legally separated females. 2,233 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 792 persons of British origin (English), 670 persons of British origin (Irish), 357 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 89 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 754 Methodists, 556 Presbyterians, 316 Anglicans (Church of England), 154 Roman Catholics, 131 Baptists, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 472 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Blake | 1833–1912 | born here |
| William John Hanna | 1862–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3525341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Metcalfe
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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on096001-1911/.