Caledon, Ontario (1911 census)
Caledon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,773. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.855°N, 79.996°W.
Population
In 1911, Caledon had a population of 3,773: 1,949 male and 1,824 female residents. Population density was 35.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,707 |
| 1861 | 4,588 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 5,310 |
| 1891 | 5,520 |
| 1901 | 4,345 |
| 1911 | 3,773 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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, Caledon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,608 area in acres, 3,773 total population, 1,949 males in the population, 1,824 females in the population, 1,160 single (never-married) males, 985 single (never-married) females, 869 families, 705 married males, 689 married females, 136 widowed females, 107.20 area in square miles, 68 widowed males, 35.19 population per square mile, 16 males with marital status not given, 14 females with marital status not given. 4,345 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 1,667 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,115 persons of British origin (English), 764 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 51 persons of German origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. 4 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 1,540 Presbyterians, 1,056 Methodists, 591 Anglicans (Church of England), 237 Roman Catholics, 176 Baptists, 125 Congregationalists, 119 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 23 Disciples of Christ, 15 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Jews, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 862 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424659
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon
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). "Caledon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledon-on109002-1911/.