Clinton, Ontario (1911 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1911, Clinton had a population of 2,381: 1,229 male and 1,152 female residents. Population density was 58.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,399 |
| 1891 | 2,137 |
| 1901 | 2,056 |
| 1911 | 2,381 |
| 1921 | 2,892 |
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, Clinton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,254 area in acres, 2,381 total population, 1,229 males in the population, 1,152 females in the population, 685 single (never-married) males, 591 single (never-married) females, 551 families, 501 married males, 499 married females, 62 widowed females, 58.04 population per square mile, 43 widowed males, 41.02 area in square miles. 2,056 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 817 persons of British origin (English), 739 persons of Dutch origin, 355 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 283 persons of German origin, 145 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 641 Methodists, 516 Presbyterians, 425 Anglicans (Church of England), 252 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 206 Disciples of Christ, 136 Baptists, 135 Mennonites, 29 Roman Catholics, 23 Lutherans, 14 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Brethren, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 551 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002_1881— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on093002-1911/.