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 2.9 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:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 155 |
| POP F | 119 |
| POP M | 143 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.04 |
| POP TOT | 262 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 39 |
| AREA ACRES | 55,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 86.25 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 21 |
| BRIT IRISH | 222 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 60 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 38 |
| F SINGLE | 70 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 37 |
| M SINGLE | 98 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 24 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 186 |
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/.