Colchester N, Ontario (1911 census)
Colchester N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,892. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.133°N, 82.895°W.
Population
In 1911, Colchester N had a population of 1,892: 1,022 male and 870 female residents. Population density was 34.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,720 |
| 1911 | 1,892 |
| 1921 | 1,729 |
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, Colchester N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 34,732 area in acres, 1,892 total population, 1,022 males in the population, 870 females in the population, 643 single (never-married) males, 497 single (never-married) females, 414 families, 347 married males, 341 married females, 54.27 area in square miles, 34.86 population per square mile, 32 widowed females, 32 widowed males. 2,145 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 652 persons of British origin (English), 557 persons of French origin, 250 persons of British origin (Irish), 193 persons of German origin, 124 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 111 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 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 775 Methodists, 588 Roman Catholics, 204 Anglicans (Church of England), 157 Presbyterians, 117 Baptists, 29 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 15 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Lutherans, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 410 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110002_1911— 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). "Colchester N, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-n-on068002-1911/.