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 23.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,729 |
| POP F | 1,173 |
| POP M | 1,326 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 24.41 |
| POP TOT | 2,499 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 666 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,518 |
| AREA SQ MI | 102.37 |
| BAPTISTS | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 909 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,433 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 125 |
| CHRISTIANS | 22 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 461 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 432 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 17 |
| F SINGLE | 651 |
| F WIDOWED | 72 |
| FAMILIES | 461 |
| FRENCH | 3 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| ITALIAN | 3 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 476 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| M SINGLE | 789 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| METHODISTS | 1,140 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 633 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002— 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/.