Cavendish, Ontario (1911 census)
Cavendish was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 262. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.774°N, 78.364°W.
Population
In 1911, Cavendish had a population of 262: 143 male and 119 female residents. Population density was 3.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 94 |
| 1901 | 155 |
| 1911 | 262 |
| 1921 | 61 |
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, Cavendish shared boundaries with:
- Anstruther & Burleigh
- Chandos
- Galway
- Harvey
- Lawrence, Livingstone, McClintock, Nightingale & Sherbourne
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 55,200 area in acres, 262 total population, 143 males in the population, 119 females in the population, 98 single (never-married) males, 86.25 area in square miles, 70 single (never-married) females, 60 families, 38 married females, 37 married males, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 3.04 population per square mile, 1 legally separated females. 155 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 222 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 186 Roman Catholics, 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Presbyterians, 13 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 60 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261066
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). "Cavendish, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavendish-on113001-1911/.