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 45.624°N, 76.880°W.
Population
In 1911, Cobden, VL had a population of 762: 385 male and 377 female residents. Population density was 1058.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 734 |
| 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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,058.33 population per square mile, 762 total population, 459 area in acres, 385 males in the population, 377 females in the population, 231 single (never-married) males, 207 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 143 married males, 142 married females, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 3 legally separated females, 0.72 area in square miles. 734 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 173 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116017— 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-on116017-1911/.