Clarke, Ontario (1911 census)
Clarke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.990°N, 78.563°W.
Population
In 1911, Clarke had a population of 3,375: 1,828 male and 1,547 female residents. Population density was 27.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,190 |
| 1861 | 6,575 |
| 1871 | 5,728 |
| 1881 | 5,169 |
| 1891 | 4,427 |
| 1901 | 3,788 |
| 1911 | 3,375 |
| 1921 | 3,039 |
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, Clarke 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 | 3,788 |
| POP F | 1,547 |
| POP M | 1,828 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.89 |
| POP TOT | 3,375 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 195 |
| AREA ACRES | 72,258 |
| AREA SQ MI | 112.90 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,829 |
| BRIT IRISH | 904 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 388 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 22 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| DUTCH | 12 |
| DWELLINGS | 793 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 619 |
| F SINGLE | 808 |
| F WIDOWED | 119 |
| FAMILIES | 796 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| GERMAN | 31 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 84 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 705 |
| M SINGLE | 1,062 |
| M WIDOWED | 58 |
| METHODISTS | 2,130 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 848 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 167 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 77 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108003— 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). "Clarke, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarke-on064003-1911/.