Canboro, Ontario (1911 census)
Canboro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1911, Canboro had a population of 1,021: 530 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 28.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,151 |
| 1861 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 997 |
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, Canboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,680 area in acres, 1,021 total population, 530 males in the population, 491 females in the population, 293 single (never-married) males, 252 families, 238 single (never-married) females, 227 married males, 226 married females, 35.44 area in square miles, 28.80 population per square mile, 26 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 divorced females. 966 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 473 persons of German origin, 266 persons of British origin (English), 140 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 602 Methodists, 113 Baptists, 76 Roman Catholics, 72 Anglicans (Church of England), 62 Presbyterians, 29 Mennonites, 24 Congregationalists, 22 Lutherans, 9 Disciples of Christ, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Brethren, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 244 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115001_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). "Canboro, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canboro-on075001-1911/.