Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Cobourg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,074. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 78.173°W.
Population
In 1911, Cobourg, Town—Ville had a population of 5,074: 2,266 male and 2,808 female residents. Population density was 5058.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,871 |
| 1861 | 4,975 |
| 1871 | 4,442 |
| 1881 | 4,957 |
| 1891 | 4,829 |
| 1901 | 4,239 |
| 1911 | 5,074 |
| 1921 | 5,327 |
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, Cobourg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,239 |
| POP F | 2,808 |
| POP M | 2,266 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,342.33 |
| POP TOT | 5,074 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,291 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,417 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3.78 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 162 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,209 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,640 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 687 |
| CHINESE | 6 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 348 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,061 |
| F MARRIED | 928 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 38 |
| F SINGLE | 1,616 |
| F WIDOWED | 226 |
| FAMILIES | 1,070 |
| FRENCH | 91 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 23 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 23 |
| JEWISH | 10 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 852 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 68 |
| M SINGLE | 1,276 |
| M WIDOWED | 69 |
| METHODISTS | 1,000 |
| NEGRO | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 974 |
| PROTESTANTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,140 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 58 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| SWISS | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 353 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012— 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). "Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-town-ville-on102004-1911/.