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 37.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,036 |
| 1881 | 5,907 |
| 1891 | 6,150 |
| 1901 | 6,049 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 6,049 |
| POP F | 2,724 |
| POP M | 3,106 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 43.22 |
| POP TOT | 5,830 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 564 |
| AREA ACRES | 86,335 |
| AREA SQ MI | 134.90 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 935 |
| BELGIAN | 70 |
| BRETHREN | 29 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,056 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,476 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 815 |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 130 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,294 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,113 |
| F SINGLE | 1,463 |
| F WIDOWED | 147 |
| FAMILIES | 1,297 |
| FRENCH | 431 |
| GERMAN | 186 |
| INDIAN | 20 |
| LUTHERANS | 16 |
| M MARRIED | 1,145 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 1,864 |
| M WIDOWED | 95 |
| METHODISTS | 2,380 |
| MORMONS | 99 |
| NEGRO | 564 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 980 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 790 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 65 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121002— 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/.