Albion, Ontario (1911 census)
Albion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,545. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4712560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.813°W.
Population
In 1911, Albion had a population of 2,545: 1,366 male and 1,179 female residents. Population density was 26.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,281 |
| 1861 | 5,078 |
| 1871 | 4,857 |
| 1881 | 3,872 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,741 |
| 1911 | 2,545 |
| 1921 | 2,156 |
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, Albion shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,741 |
| POP F | 1,179 |
| POP M | 1,366 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 28.22 |
| POP TOT | 2,545 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 470 |
| AREA ACRES | 57,723 |
| AREA SQ MI | 90.19 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 841 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,506 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 158 |
| CHRISTIANS | 10 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 14 |
| DWELLINGS | 562 |
| F MARRIED | 432 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 668 |
| F WIDOWED | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 562 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| ITALIAN | 5 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 443 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 879 |
| M WIDOWED | 42 |
| METHODISTS | 1,373 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 286 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 378 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4712560
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Township,_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). "Albion, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/albion-on109001-1911/.