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 54.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,056 |
| POP F | 1,152 |
| POP M | 1,229 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 58.04 |
| POP TOT | 2,381 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 425 |
| AREA ACRES | 26,254 |
| AREA SQ MI | 41.02 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 136 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 817 |
| BRIT IRISH | 145 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 355 |
| DISCIPLES | 206 |
| DUTCH | 739 |
| DWELLINGS | 551 |
| F MARRIED | 499 |
| F SINGLE | 591 |
| F WIDOWED | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 551 |
| FRENCH | 22 |
| GERMAN | 283 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 23 |
| M MARRIED | 501 |
| M SINGLE | 685 |
| M WIDOWED | 43 |
| MENNONITES | 135 |
| METHODISTS | 641 |
| MORMONS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 516 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 29 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 252 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002— 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/.