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 46.407°N, 81.010°W.
Population
In 1911, Calvin had a population of 543: 133 male and 105 female residents. Population density was 6.5 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).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,515 area in acres, 543 total population, 133 males in the population, 105 females in the population, 89 single (never-married) males, 64 single (never-married) females, 51 families, 40 married males, 39 married females, 36.74 area in square miles, 6.48 population per square mile, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females. 20 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 179 persons of British origin (Irish), 140 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 102 persons of French origin, 64 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 214 Presbyterians, 146 Roman Catholics, 120 Methodists, 49 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Lutherans, 3 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 50 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.