Cobden, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Cobden, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5138844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.725°N, 77.063°W.
Population
In 1911, Cobden, VL had a population of 762: 548 male and 472 female residents. Population density was 29.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 711 |
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, Cobden, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,426 area in acres, 762 total population, 548 males in the population, 472 females in the population, 360 single (never-married) males, 288 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 169 married males, 147 married females, 35.04 area in square miles, 30 widowed females, 29.11 population per square mile, 14 widowed males, 7 females with marital status not given, 5 males with marital status not given. 1,174 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 492 persons of British origin (Irish), 130 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of British origin (English), 35 persons of French origin, 16 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. 9 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 222 Methodists, 206 Presbyterians, 163 Roman Catholics, 127 Anglicans (Church of England), 36 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 26 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Baptists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 181 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5138844
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobden,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobden_(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). "Cobden, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobden-vl-on116012-1911/.