Carnarvon, Ontario (1911 census)
Carnarvon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.691°N, 82.190°W.
Population
In 1911, Carnarvon had a population of 780. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 550 |
| 1891 | 500 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | 780 |
| 1921 | 832 |
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, Carnarvon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 285 |
| POP F | 145 |
| POP M | 148 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.35 |
| POP TOT | 780 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 89 |
| AREA ACRES | 29,515 |
| AREA SQ MI | 46.12 |
| BAPTISTS | 118 |
| BRETHREN | 9 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 264 |
| BRIT IRISH | 151 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 271 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 40 |
| DWELLINGS | 51 |
| F MARRIED | 45 |
| F SINGLE | 96 |
| F WIDOWED | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 51 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 35 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 43 |
| M SINGLE | 100 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 187 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 304 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 17 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261035
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). "Carnarvon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carnarvon-on054012-1911/.