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 29.6 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,201 |
| POP F | 1,096 |
| POP M | 1,151 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.83 |
| POP TOT | 2,247 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 223 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,643 |
| AREA SQ MI | 72.88 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 204 |
| BRIT IRISH | 254 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 223 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 372 |
| F MARRIED | 366 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 693 |
| F WIDOWED | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| FRENCH | 1,550 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 359 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 773 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 59 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 280 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,668 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
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/.