Cannington, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Cannington, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 1,050 |
| 1901 | 1,058 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,264 population per square mile, 948 total population, 524 females in the population, 480 area in acres, 424 males in the population, 265 families, 254 single (never-married) females, 218 single (never-married) males, 196 married females, 190 married males, 70 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 3 divorced females, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 0.75 area in square miles. 1,058 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 394 persons of British origin (English), 254 persons of British origin (Irish), 239 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 34 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 359 Methodists, 329 Presbyterians, 168 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Baptists, 21 Roman Catholics, 7 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 259 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.