Chatham, Ontario (1911 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.538°N, 82.257°W.
Population
In 1911, Chatham had a population of 5,830: 3,106 male and 2,724 female residents. Population density was 43.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,830 |
| 1921 | 5,766 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 86,335 area in acres, 5,830 total population, 3,106 males in the population, 2,724 females in the population, 1,864 single (never-married) males, 1,463 single (never-married) females, 1,297 families, 1,145 married males, 1,113 married females, 147 widowed females, 134.90 area in square miles, 95 widowed males, 43.22 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 6,049 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 2,056 persons of British origin (English), 1,476 persons of British origin (Irish), 815 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 431 persons of French origin, 186 persons of German origin, 130 persons of Dutch origin, 70 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 564 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. 20 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 2,380 Methodists, 980 Presbyterians, 935 Baptists, 790 Roman Catholics, 564 Anglicans (Church of England), 99 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 65 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 29 Brethren, 21 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Lutherans, 7 Adventists, 3 Disciples of Christ, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,294 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gray | 1862–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121002_1911— 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). "Chatham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-on084002-1911/.