Cobalt, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Cobalt, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,638. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2568572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.395°N, 79.692°W.
Population
In 1911, Cobalt, T-V had a population of 5,638. Population density was 20982.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,638 |
| 1921 | 4,449 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Montreal River & Temagami Lake, 1901 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cobalt, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP M | 60 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.67 |
| POP TOT | 5,638 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 695 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,040 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 156 |
| BAPTISTS | 125 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,090 |
| BRIT IRISH | 891 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 512 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 3 |
| CHINESE | 27 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 9 |
| FRENCH | 1,654 |
| GERMAN | 166 |
| GREEK | 22 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 218 |
| ITALIAN | 118 |
| JEWISH | 80 |
| JEWS | 80 |
| LUTHERANS | 413 |
| M MARRIED | 12 |
| M SINGLE | 48 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 465 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| POLISH | 37 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 682 |
| PROTESTANTS | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,810 |
| RUSSIAN | 394 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 24 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 442 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099092— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148193— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2568572
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_(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). "Cobalt, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobalt-t-v-on099092-1911/.