Chesley, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Chesley, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,734. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.303°N, 81.100°W.
Population
In 1911, Chesley, T-V had a population of 1,734: 823 male and 911 female residents. Population density was 2223.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,734 |
| 1911 | 1,734 |
| 1921 | 1,708 |
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, Chesley, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,223.08 population per square mile, 1,734 total population, 911 females in the population, 823 males in the population, 513 single (never-married) females, 500 area in acres, 453 single (never-married) males, 403 families, 355 married males, 334 married females, 64 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,734 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 512 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 458 persons of German origin, 334 persons of British origin (Irish), 333 persons of British origin (English), 55 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 632 Presbyterians, 374 Methodists, 340 Lutherans, 216 Anglicans (Church of England), 59 Baptists, 56 Roman Catholics, 33 Salvation Army adherents, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Jews, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 403 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093252
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_(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). "Chesley, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chesley-t-v-on060008-1911/.