Aldborough, Ontario (1911 census)
Aldborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,278. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.586°N, 81.670°W.
Population
In 1911, Aldborough had a population of 3,278: 1,760 male and 1,518 female residents. Population density was 26.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,226 |
| 1861 | 2,325 |
| 1871 | 3,506 |
| 1881 | 4,718 |
| 1891 | 5,299 |
| 1901 | 5,341 |
| 1911 | 3,278 |
| 1921 | 3,020 |
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, Aldborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 78,479 area in acres, 3,278 total population, 1,760 males in the population, 1,518 females in the population, 1,091 single (never-married) males, 804 single (never-married) females, 765 families, 613 married males, 606 married females, 122.62 area in square miles, 107 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 26.73 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 5,341 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 1,367 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 924 persons of British origin (English), 470 persons of German origin, 334 persons of British origin (Irish), 58 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 16 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 1,562 Presbyterians, 751 Methodists, 467 Baptists, 209 Anglicans (Church of England), 128 Roman Catholics, 98 Lutherans, 76 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Disciples of Christ, 5 Congregationalists, 2 Mennonites, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 757 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald James McLean | 1860–1933 | born here |
| Archibald William Campbell | 1863–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260678
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). "Aldborough, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aldborough-on066001-1911/.