Anderdon, Ontario (1911 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1911, Anderdon had a population of 1,981: 996 male and 985 female residents. Population density was 52.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,199 |
| 1861 | 1,505 |
| 1871 | 1,895 |
| 1881 | 2,406 |
| 1891 | 2,205 |
| 1901 | 2,071 |
| 1911 | 1,981 |
| 1921 | 1,967 |
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, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 24,027 area in acres, 1,981 total population, 996 males in the population, 985 females in the population, 614 single (never-married) males, 613 single (never-married) females, 393 families, 345 married males, 339 married females, 52.77 population per square mile, 37.54 area in square miles, 31 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 6 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,071 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 1,304 persons of French origin, 248 persons of British origin (Irish), 154 persons of British origin (English), 102 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 94 persons of German origin, 29 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 3 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. 3 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 1,527 Roman Catholics, 232 Anglicans (Church of England), 115 Methodists, 51 Presbyterians, 44 Baptists, 38 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 389 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Anderdon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on068001-1911/.