Cavan, Ontario (1911 census)
Cavan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 78.467°W.
Population
In 1911, Cavan had a population of 2,499: 1,326 male and 1,173 female residents. Population density was 24.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,438 |
| 1861 | 4,901 |
| 1871 | 4,761 |
| 1881 | 3,479 |
| 1891 | 3,106 |
| 1901 | 2,729 |
| 1911 | 2,499 |
| 1921 | 2,188 |
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, Cavan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,518 area in acres, 2,499 total population, 1,326 males in the population, 1,173 females in the population, 789 single (never-married) males, 651 single (never-married) females, 476 married males, 461 families, 432 married females, 102.37 area in square miles, 72 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 24.41 population per square mile, 17 females with marital status not given, 8 males with marital status not given, 3 legally separated males, 1 legally separated females. 2,729 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 1,433 persons of British origin (Irish), 909 persons of British origin (English), 125 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Italian origin. 2 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 1,140 Methodists, 666 Anglicans (Church of England), 633 Presbyterians, 22 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 17 Baptists, 12 Roman Catholics, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 461 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert McLaughlin | 1836–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002_1881— 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). "Cavan, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavan-on064002-1911/.