Belleville, City—Cité, Ontario (1911 census)
Belleville, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 77.378°W.
Population
In 1911, Belleville, City—Cité had a population of 9,876. Population density was 2268.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,569 |
| 1861 | 6,277 |
| 1871 | 7,305 |
| 1881 | 9,516 |
| 1891 | 9,916 |
| 1901 | 9,117 |
| 1911 | 9,876 |
| 1921 | 12,206 |
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 Frankford, VL, 1921 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Belleville, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,438 |
| POP F | 2,077 |
| POP M | 2,258 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 39.48 |
| POP TOT | 9,876 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 12 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,458 |
| AREA ACRES | 70,273 |
| AREA SQ MI | 109.80 |
| BAPTISTS | 311 |
| BELGIAN | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 32 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,134 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,089 |
| BRIT OTHER | 30 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,254 |
| CHINESE | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DUTCH | 442 |
| DWELLINGS | 970 |
| F MARRIED | 927 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 22 |
| F SINGLE | 985 |
| F WIDOWED | 143 |
| FAMILIES | 988 |
| FRENCH | 403 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 368 |
| GREEK | 5 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| ITALIAN | 40 |
| JEWISH | 32 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 962 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| M SINGLE | 1,219 |
| M WIDOWED | 68 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 3,677 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,398 |
| PROTESTANTS | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,779 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 94 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 42 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34227
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(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). "Belleville, City—Cité, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-city-cit-on080009-1911/.