Collingwood, Ontario (1911 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.473°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1911, Collingwood had a population of 3,291: 1,706 male and 1,585 female residents. Population density was 31.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,932 |
| 1901 | 3,902 |
| 1911 | 3,291 |
| 1921 | 2,807 |
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, Collingwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,685 area in acres, 3,291 total population, 1,706 males in the population, 1,585 females in the population, 1,045 single (never-married) males, 904 single (never-married) females, 710 families, 612 married males, 591 married females, 105.76 area in square miles, 88 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 31.12 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given. 3,902 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 1,198 persons of British origin (English), 1,108 persons of British origin (Irish), 849 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 107 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,346 Methodists, 940 Presbyterians, 502 Anglicans (Church of England), 152 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 143 Baptists, 77 Friends (Quakers), 40 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 29 Roman Catholics, 25 Disciples of Christ, 11 Brethren, 7 Mennonites, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Lutherans, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 704 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261146
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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on072002-1911/.