Calvin, Ontario (1911 census)
Calvin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261011. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.253°N, 78.916°W.
Population
In 1911, Calvin had a population of 543. Population density was 9.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 509 |
| 1911 | 543 |
| 1921 | 496 |
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Calvin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 20 |
| POP F | 105 |
| POP M | 133 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.48 |
| POP TOT | 543 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 49 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,515 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.74 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 64 |
| BRIT IRISH | 179 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 140 |
| DWELLINGS | 50 |
| F MARRIED | 39 |
| F SINGLE | 64 |
| F WIDOWED | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 51 |
| FRENCH | 102 |
| GERMAN | 32 |
| ITALIAN | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| M MARRIED | 40 |
| M SINGLE | 89 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 120 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 214 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 146 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261011
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). "Calvin, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/calvin-on099018-1911/.