Chaffey, Ontario (1911 census)
Chaffey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.386°N, 79.224°W.
Population
In 1911, Chaffey had a population of 1,024: 540 male and 484 female residents. Population density was 13.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,136 |
| 1911 | 1,024 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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, Chaffey 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 50,542 area in acres, 1,024 total population, 540 males in the population, 484 females in the population, 344 single (never-married) males, 302 single (never-married) females, 202 families, 162 married females, 162 married males, 78.97 area in square miles, 20 widowed females, 18 males with marital status not given, 16 widowed males, 12.97 population per square mile. 1,136 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 572 persons of British origin (English), 194 persons of British origin (Irish), 122 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 21 persons of French origin, 20 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 441 Methodists, 279 Anglicans (Church of England), 197 Presbyterians, 45 Roman Catholics, 30 Baptists, 14 Lutherans, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Salvation Army adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 197 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129004— 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). "Chaffey, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chaffey-on098004-1911/.