Caledonia, Ontario (1911 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 74.800°W.
Population
In 1911, Caledonia had a population of 2,247: 1,151 male and 1,096 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 958 |
| 1861 | 1,081 |
| 1871 | 1,281 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,943 |
| 1901 | 2,201 |
| 1911 | 2,247 |
| 1921 | 2,010 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,643 area in acres, 2,247 total population, 1,151 males in the population, 1,096 females in the population, 773 single (never-married) males, 693 single (never-married) females, 375 families, 366 married females, 359 married males, 72.88 area in square miles, 33 widowed females, 30.83 population per square mile, 16 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 2,201 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 1,550 persons of French origin, 254 persons of British origin (Irish), 223 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 204 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 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 1,668 Roman Catholics, 280 Presbyterians, 223 Anglicans (Church of England), 59 Methodists, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Baptists, 3 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 372 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Caledonia, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-on114002-1911/.