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 47.537°N, 80.853°W.
Population
In 1911, Cobalt, T-V had a population of 5,638. Population density was 1.7 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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cobalt, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,040 area in acres, 5,638 total population, 60 males in the population, 48 single (never-married) males, 36 area in square miles, 12 married males, 9 families, 1.67 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,654 persons of French origin, 1,090 persons of British origin (English), 891 persons of British origin (Irish), 512 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 394 persons of Russian origin, 166 persons of German origin, 156 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 118 persons of Italian origin, 37 persons of Polish origin, 27 persons of British origin (other), 27 persons of Chinese origin, 22 persons of Greek origin, 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 80 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,810 Roman Catholics, 695 Anglicans (Church of England), 682 Presbyterians, 465 Methodists, 442 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 413 Lutherans, 218 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 125 Baptists, 80 Jews, 42 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 24 Salvation Army adherents, 15 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Brethren, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 4 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.