Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Chatham, Town—Ville was a town 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 42.393°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1911, Chatham, Town—Ville had a population of 10,770. Population density was 10736.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,873 |
| 1881 | 7,873 |
| 1891 | 9,052 |
| 1901 | 9,068 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,456 |
| POP F | 1,530 |
| POP M | 1,725 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 39.40 |
| POP TOT | 10,770 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 14 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,041 |
| AREA ACRES | 52,872 |
| AREA SQ MI | 82.61 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,224 |
| BELGIAN | 26 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,815 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,954 |
| BRIT OTHER | 45 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,675 |
| CHINESE | 25 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 18 |
| DWELLINGS | 638 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 567 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 890 |
| F WIDOWED | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 639 |
| FRENCH | 819 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 629 |
| GREEK | 10 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| ITALIAN | 4 |
| JEWISH | 33 |
| JEWS | 33 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 581 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| M SINGLE | 1,105 |
| M WIDOWED | 31 |
| METHODISTS | 3,339 |
| MORMONS | 152 |
| NEGRO | 504 |
| POLISH | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,751 |
| PROTESTANTS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,870 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 197 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 13 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 182 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 54 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-ville-on085006-1911/.