Armour, Ontario (1911 census)
Armour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,099. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4793773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.625°N, 79.346°W.
Population
In 1911, Armour had a population of 1,099: 603 male and 496 female residents. Population density was 15.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 1,099 |
| 1921 | 963 |
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, Armour 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 44,498 area in acres, 1,099 total population, 603 males in the population, 496 females in the population, 380 single (never-married) males, 270 single (never-married) females, 235 families, 205 married males, 203 married females, 69.52 area in square miles, 23 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 15.82 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given. 915 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 468 persons of British origin (English), 271 persons of British origin (Irish), 177 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 58 persons of Dutch origin, 56 persons of German origin, 23 persons of French origin, 20 persons of Italian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Swiss origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 422 Presbyterians, 303 Methodists, 198 Anglicans (Church of England), 121 Roman Catholics, 29 Baptists, 13 Disciples of Christ, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Lutherans, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 233 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4793773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour,_Ontario
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). "Armour, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/armour-on108001-1911/.