Charlottenburg, Ontario (1911 census)

Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,989. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 74.632°W.

Population

In 1911, Charlottenburg had a population of 4,989: 2,530 male and 2,459 female residents. Population density was 38.0 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Charlottenburg shared boundaries with:

• Cornwall
• Kenyon
• Lancaster
• Roxborough

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 83,968 area in acres, 4,989 total population, 2,530 males in the population, 2,459 females in the population, 1,667 single (never-married) males, 1,532 single (never-married) females, 984 families, 769 married males, 760 married females, 163 widowed females, 131.20 area in square miles, 87 widowed males, 38.03 population per square mile, 7 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given. 5,280 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 2,546 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,882 persons of French origin, 277 persons of British origin (Irish), 207 persons of British origin (English), 31 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). 25 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)

Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,912 Roman Catholics, 1,938 Presbyterians, 90 Anglicans (Church of England), 38 Methodists, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Lutherans, 2 Brethren, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)

Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 966 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON070001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON112001 — 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). "Charlottenburg, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlottenburg-on070001-1911/.