Cartwright, Ontario (1911 census)
Cartwright was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,584. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.119°N, 78.802°W.
Population
In 1911, Cartwright had a population of 1,584: 803 male and 781 female residents. Population density was 21.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,756 |
| 1861 | 2,727 |
| 1871 | 2,514 |
| 1881 | 2,357 |
| 1891 | 2,026 |
| 1901 | 1,768 |
| 1911 | 1,584 |
| 1921 | 1,399 |
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, Cartwright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,958 area in acres, 1,584 total population, 803 males in the population, 781 females in the population, 435 single (never-married) males, 419 single (never-married) females, 386 families, 328 married males, 322 married females, 73.38 area in square miles, 40 widowed females, 21.59 population per square mile, 20 males with marital status not given, 20 widowed males. 1,768 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 858 persons of British origin (Irish), 588 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. 3 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 918 Methodists, 316 Presbyterians, 314 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 3 Jews, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 372 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108001_1871— 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). "Cartwright, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cartwright-on064001-1911/.