Augusta, Ontario (1911 census)
Augusta was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,390. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4820879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.749°N, 75.646°W.
Population
In 1911, Augusta had a population of 3,390: 1,692 male and 1,698 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,154 |
| 1861 | 5,562 |
| 1871 | 5,163 |
| 1881 | 5,096 |
| 1891 | 4,534 |
| 1901 | 4,166 |
| 1911 | 3,390 |
| 1921 | 3,095 |
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, Augusta 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 75,494 area in acres, 3,390 total population, 1,698 females in the population, 1,692 males in the population, 956 single (never-married) males, 880 single (never-married) females, 819 families, 665 married males, 658 married females, 154 widowed females, 117.96 area in square miles, 67 widowed males, 28.74 population per square mile, 5 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females. 4,166 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 1,758 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,073 persons of British origin (English), 351 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 98 persons of French origin, 86 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,539 Methodists, 892 Anglicans (Church of England), 478 Presbyterians, 367 Roman Catholics, 85 Baptists, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 813 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4820879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_(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). "Augusta, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/augusta-on071001-1911/.