Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Berlin, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 15,196. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q200166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.458°N, 80.478°W.
Population
In 1911, Berlin, Town—Ville had a population of 15,196: 7,383 male and 7,813 female residents. Population density was 3101.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,956 |
| 1871 | 2,743 |
| 1881 | 4,054 |
| 1891 | 7,425 |
| 1901 | 9,747 |
| 1911 | 15,196 |
| 1921 | 21,763 |
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, Berlin, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 15,196 total population, 7,813 females in the population, 7,383 males in the population, 4,512 single (never-married) females, 4,287 single (never-married) males, 3,160 families, 3,136 area in acres, 3,101.22 population per square mile, 2,927 married males, 2,835 married females, 444 widowed females, 141 widowed males, 26 males with marital status not given, 14 females with marital status not given, 5 legally separated females, 4.90 area in square miles, 3 divorced females, 2 legally separated males. 9,747 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 10,633 persons of German origin, 2,132 persons of British origin (English), 673 persons of British origin (Irish), 582 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 342 persons of Polish origin, 113 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 102 persons of French origin, 80 persons of Swiss origin, 42 persons of Russian origin, 39 persons of Italian origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Greek origin, 10 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 8 persons of Chinese origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin. 226 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 10 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. 1 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 5,100 Lutherans, 3,560 Roman Catholics, 1,542 Methodists, 1,505 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 968 Presbyterians, 907 Anglicans (Church of England), 662 Baptists, 518 Mennonites, 225 Jews, 117 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 99 Congregationalists, 36 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Brethren, 17 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,950 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Motz | 1830–1911 | died here |
| Homer Ransford Watson | 1855–1936 | born and died here |
| Robert Hobson | 1861–1926 | born here |
| Archibald MacMechan | 1862–1933 | born here |
| William Lyon Mackenzie King | 1874–1950 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q200166
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener
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). "Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/berlin-town-ville-on130004-1911/.