Caledonia, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Caledonia, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 952. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5019355. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.080°N, 79.948°W.
Population
In 1911, Caledonia, VL had a population of 952: 455 male and 497 female residents. Population density was 873.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 952 |
| 1921 | 1,223 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 801 |
| POP F | 497 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 873.39 |
| POP TOT | 952 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 259 |
| AREA ACRES | 700 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.09 |
| BAPTISTS | 101 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 438 |
| BRIT IRISH | 223 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 174 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 31 |
| DWELLINGS | 242 |
| F MARRIED | 197 |
| F SINGLE | 255 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 11 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 207 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 234 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 276 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 239 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 52 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 45 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5019355
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia_(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). "Caledonia, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-vl-on075012-1911/.