Coldwater, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Coldwater, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 649. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 79.637°W.
Population
In 1911, Coldwater, VL had a population of 649: 849 male and 767 female residents. Population density was 1180.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 649 |
| 1921 | 658 |
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 Medonte, 1901 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Coldwater, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,180 population per square mile, 849 males in the population, 767 females in the population, 649 total population, 527 single (never-married) males, 449 single (never-married) females, 350 area in acres, 320 families, 303 married males, 285 married females, 33 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 0.55 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 361 persons of British origin (English), 159 persons of British origin (Irish), 96 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 295 Methodists, 151 Presbyterians, 139 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Lutherans, 4 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 309 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144027— 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). "Coldwater, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/coldwater-vl-on119009-1911/.