Cambridge, Ontario (1911 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 75.132°W.
Population
In 1911, Cambridge had a population of 3,836: 2,009 male and 1,827 female residents. Population density was 40.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 200 |
| 1861 | 669 |
| 1871 | 769 |
| 1881 | 1,676 |
| 1891 | 4,113 |
| 1901 | 3,459 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,426 |
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, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 61,084 area in acres, 3,836 total population, 2,009 males in the population, 1,827 females in the population, 1,333 single (never-married) males, 1,147 single (never-married) females, 678 families, 641 married males, 640 married females, 95.44 area in square miles, 40.19 population per square mile, 39 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,459 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 3,549 persons of French origin, 138 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of British origin (English), 50 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,656 Roman Catholics, 112 Presbyterians, 24 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Baptists, 18 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 666 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143001_1901— 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). "Cambridge, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cambridge-on118001-1911/.