Barton, Ontario (1911 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.215°N, 79.868°W.
Population
In 1911, Barton had a population of 4,410: 2,214 male and 2,196 female residents. Population density was 199.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Barton, 1901 (61.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Barton, 1921 (73.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Barton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,149 area in acres, 4,410 total population, 2,214 males in the population, 2,196 females in the population, 1,353 single (never-married) males, 1,210 single (never-married) females, 847 married females, 782 married males, 656 families, 199.46 population per square mile, 136 widowed females, 66 widowed males, 22.11 area in square miles, 12 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,620 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 1,881 persons of British origin (English), 574 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 508 persons of British origin (Irish), 255 persons of German origin, 78 persons of Dutch origin, 35 persons of French origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 24 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 8 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). 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. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,392 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,178 Methodists, 987 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 834 Presbyterians, 431 Roman Catholics, 212 Baptists, 104 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 58 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 48 Lutherans, 27 Congregationalists, 26 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 14 Brethren, 13 Mennonites, 11 Disciples of Christ, 11 Friends (Quakers), 2 Adventists, 2 Jews, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 639 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline Davis | 1844–1919 | born here |
| Charles O’Reilly | 1846–1920 | born here |
| Robert Calver Fearman | 1858–1922 | born here |
| John Charles Fields | 1863–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002_1921— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on135002-1911/.