Brockville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Brockville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,374. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34047. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.595°N, 75.687°W.
Population
In 1911, Brockville, T-V had a population of 9,374: 4,436 male and 4,938 female residents. Population density was 4758.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,236 |
| 1861 | 4,112 |
| 1911 | 9,374 |
| 1921 | 10,043 |
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 Brockville, East Ward—Quartier, 1901 (25.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brockville, West Ward—Quartier, 1901 (19.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier, 1901 (10.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord, 1901 (29.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brockville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 9,374 total population, 4,938 females in the population, 4,758.38 population per square mile, 4,436 males in the population, 2,587 single (never-married) females, 2,391 single (never-married) males, 2,186 families, 1,897 married males, 1,887 married females, 1,260 area in acres, 446 widowed females, 138 widowed males, 10 females with marital status not given, 8 males with marital status not given, 6 divorced females, 2 divorced males, 2 legally separated females, 1.97 area in square miles. 8,940 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 3,569 persons of British origin (Irish), 3,180 persons of British origin (English), 1,487 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 563 persons of French origin, 230 persons of German origin, 126 persons of Dutch origin, 46 persons of British origin (other), 17 persons of Chinese origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of Greek origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Swiss origin. 55 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,532 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,129 Methodists, 1,880 Roman Catholics, 1,740 Presbyterians, 931 Baptists, 54 Jews, 50 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 35 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 35 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Brethren, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Lutherans, 4 Congregationalists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Mennonites, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,127 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry J. (Henry James) Morgan | 1842–1913 | died here |
| William Robert Bell | 1845–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34047
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockville_(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). "Brockville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-t-v-on058004-1911/.