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 28.2 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,723 area in acres, 2,545 total population, 1,366 males in the population, 1,179 females in the population, 879 single (never-married) males, 668 single (never-married) females, 562 families, 443 married males, 432 married females, 90.19 area in square miles, 78 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 28.22 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,741 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 1,506 persons of British origin (Irish), 841 persons of British origin (English), 158 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,373 Methodists, 470 Anglicans (Church of England), 378 Roman Catholics, 286 Presbyterians, 13 Baptists, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Brethren, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Adventists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 562 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.