Clarence, Ontario (1911 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,463. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.208°W.
Population
In 1911, Clarence had a population of 5,463: 2,787 male and 2,676 female residents. Population density was 48.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 508 |
| 1861 | 1,732 |
| 1871 | 2,666 |
| 1881 | 4,411 |
| 1891 | 4,779 |
| 1901 | 6,085 |
| 1911 | 5,463 |
| 1921 | 5,307 |
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, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 72,357 area in acres, 5,463 total population, 2,787 males in the population, 2,676 females in the population, 1,825 single (never-married) males, 1,701 single (never-married) females, 955 families, 891 married males, 877 married females, 113.06 area in square miles, 94 widowed females, 65 widowed males, 48.32 population per square mile, 6 legally separated males, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given. 6,085 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 4,684 persons of French origin, 335 persons of British origin (Irish), 232 persons of British origin (English), 142 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,865 Roman Catholics, 251 Baptists, 189 Presbyterians, 116 Methodists, 40 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 918 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143002— 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). "Clarence, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarence-on118002-1911/.