Alnwick, Ontario (1911 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.201°N, 78.078°W.
Population
In 1911, Alnwick had a population of 1,012: 562 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 1,388 |
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,321 |
| 1901 | 1,247 |
| 1911 | 1,012 |
| 1921 | 696 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian Reserves, 1921 (11.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Alnwick, 1921 (88.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,733 area in acres, 1,012 total population, 562 males in the population, 450 females in the population, 348 single (never-married) males, 229 families, 213 single (never-married) females, 201 married females, 197 married males, 34 widowed females, 33.96 area in square miles, 29.80 population per square mile, 17 widowed males, 2 divorced females. 1,247 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 471 persons of British origin (English), 199 persons of British origin (Irish), 99 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin. 208 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 662 Methodists, 166 Presbyterians, 147 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 228 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260692
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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on102001-1911/.