Alliston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Alliston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1490411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1911, Alliston, T-V had a population of 1,279: 583 male and 696 female residents. Population density was 1639.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,099 |
| 1891 | 1,371 |
| 1901 | 1,256 |
| 1911 | 1,279 |
| 1921 | 1,376 |
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, Alliston, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,639.74 population per square mile, 1,279 total population, 696 females in the population, 583 males in the population, 500 area in acres, 371 single (never-married) females, 338 families, 289 single (never-married) males, 271 married males, 263 married females, 58 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,256 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 849 persons of British origin (Irish), 265 persons of British origin (English), 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 13 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 452 Methodists, 353 Presbyterians, 225 Roman Catholics, 202 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Jews, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Baptists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 337 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Grant Banting | 1891–1941 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1490411
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliston
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliston
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). "Alliston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alliston-t-v-on121007-1911/.