Anstruther, Ontario (1911 census)
Anstruther was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 642. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.813°N, 78.195°W.
Population
In 1911, Anstruther had a population of 642: 157 male and 133 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 642 |
| 1921 | 206 |
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 Burleigh, 1921 (50.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Anstruther, 1921 (49.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Anstruther 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 73,280 area in acres, 642 total population, 157 males in the population, 133 females in the population, 114.50 area in square miles, 103 single (never-married) males, 79 single (never-married) females, 57 families, 48 married females, 48 married males, 6 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2.53 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 542 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 294 persons of British origin (English), 195 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of French origin, 9 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 272 Anglicans (Church of England), 217 Methodists, 111 Presbyterians, 21 Baptists, 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Roman Catholics, 9 Brethren, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 57 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260711
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). "Anstruther, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anstruther-on112001-1911/.