Chesley, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Chesley, T-V was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,734 |
| POP F | 911 |
| POP M | 823 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,223.08 |
| POP TOT | 1,734 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 216 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 59 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 333 |
| BRIT IRISH | 334 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 512 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 55 |
| DWELLINGS | 403 |
| F MARRIED | 334 |
| F SINGLE | 513 |
| F WIDOWED | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 403 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| GERMAN | 458 |
| JEWISH | 10 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 340 |
| M MARRIED | 355 |
| M SINGLE | 453 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 374 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 632 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 56 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 33 |
| SWISS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
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/.