Belmont, Ontario (1911 census)
Belmont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,931. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.495°N, 77.861°W.
Population
In 1911, Belmont had a population of 1,931: 963 male and 861 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,135 |
| 1911 | 1,931 |
| 1921 | 1,513 |
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 contained Belmont, 1901 (50.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Methuen, 1901 (49.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Belmont, 1921 (50.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Methuen, 1921 (49.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Belmont 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 68,627 area in acres, 1,931 total population, 963 males in the population, 861 females in the population, 582 single (never-married) males, 475 single (never-married) females, 398 families, 347 married males, 345 married females, 107.23 area in square miles, 40 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 17.01 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,135 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 643 persons of British origin (Irish), 587 persons of British origin (English), 332 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 254 persons of German origin, 55 persons of Dutch origin, 45 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 5 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,381 Methodists, 249 Presbyterians, 216 Anglicans (Church of England), 37 Roman Catholics, 28 Baptists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 391 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260827
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). "Belmont, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-on112003-1911/.