Chandos, Ontario (1911 census)
Chandos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 753. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263216. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.647°N, 78.139°W.
Population
In 1911, Chandos had a population of 753: 195 male and 157 female residents. Population density was 3.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 806 |
| 1911 | 753 |
| 1921 | 582 |
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, Chandos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,600 area in acres, 753 total population, 195 males in the population, 157 females in the population, 125 single (never-married) males, 115 area in square miles, 90 single (never-married) females, 63 married males, 62 families, 59 married females, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 3.06 population per square mile. 145 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 235 persons of British origin (English), 161 persons of British origin (Irish), 156 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 96 persons of Dutch origin, 59 persons of German origin, 39 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 280 Methodists, 188 Anglicans (Church of England), 119 Presbyterians, 106 Roman Catholics, 31 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 27 Baptists, 1 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 62 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263216
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). "Chandos, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chandos-on112004-1911/.