Cannington, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Cannington, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 948. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5032709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.346°N, 79.047°W.
Population
In 1911, Cannington, VL had a population of 948: 424 male and 524 female residents. Population density was 1264.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 948 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Cannington, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,058 |
| POP F | 524 |
| POP M | 424 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,264 |
| POP TOT | 948 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 168 |
| AREA ACRES | 480 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.75 |
| BAPTISTS | 64 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 394 |
| BRIT IRISH | 254 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 239 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 259 |
| F DIVORCED | 3 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 196 |
| F SINGLE | 254 |
| F WIDOWED | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 34 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 190 |
| M SINGLE | 218 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 359 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 329 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5032709
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannington,_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). "Cannington, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cannington-vl-on103009-1911/.