Coleman, Ontario (1911 census)
Coleman was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,131. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5142973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.885°N, 79.953°W.
Population
In 1911, Coleman had a population of 3,131: 163 male and 115 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,131 |
| 1921 | 1,720 |
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 Montreal River & Temagami Lake, 1901 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Coleman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,967 area in acres, 3,131 total population, 163 males in the population, 115 females in the population, 104 single (never-married) males, 77 families, 57 married males, 57 single (never-married) females, 56 married females, 35.89 area in square miles, 7.75 population per square mile, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 994 persons of British origin (English), 567 persons of French origin, 467 persons of British origin (Irish), 438 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 148 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 106 persons of Italian origin, 105 persons of Polish origin, 64 persons of Russian origin, 45 persons of German origin, 33 persons of Scandinavian origin, 27 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Swiss origin, 7 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin. 18 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,202 Roman Catholics, 617 Anglicans (Church of England), 445 Presbyterians, 436 Methodists, 123 Lutherans, 113 Baptists, 77 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 76 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 72 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 18 Jews, 15 Congregationalists, 9 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 77 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148047— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5142973
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman,_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). "Coleman, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/coleman-on099032-1911/.