Chatham, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Chatham, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 10,770. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5087616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.251°N, 82.338°W.
Population
In 1911, Chatham, C had a population of 10,770: 1,725 male and 1,530 female residents. Population density was 39.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 10,770 |
| 1921 | 13,256 |
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, Chatham, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 52,872 area in acres, 10,770 total population, 1,725 males in the population, 1,530 females in the population, 1,105 single (never-married) males, 890 single (never-married) females, 639 families, 581 married males, 567 married females, 82.61 area in square miles, 68 widowed females, 39.40 population per square mile, 31 widowed males, 7 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 3,456 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 4,815 persons of British origin (English), 1,954 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,675 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 819 persons of French origin, 629 persons of German origin, 45 persons of British origin (other), 26 persons of Belgian origin, 25 persons of Chinese origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 504 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. 33 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 10 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,339 Methodists, 2,041 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,870 Roman Catholics, 1,751 Presbyterians, 1,224 Baptists, 197 Salvation Army adherents, 182 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 152 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 54 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 33 Jews, 14 Adventists, 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 13 Lutherans, 8 Congregationalists, 7 Brethren, 6 Disciples of Christ, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 638 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5087616
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_Ontario
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). "Chatham, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-c-on085006-1911/.