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 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 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 1,492 |
| 1871 | 3,576 |
| 1881 | 4,915 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,902 |
| POP F | 1,585 |
| POP M | 1,706 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 31.12 |
| POP TOT | 3,291 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 502 |
| AREA ACRES | 67,685 |
| AREA SQ MI | 105.76 |
| BAPTISTS | 143 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,198 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,108 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 849 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 25 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 704 |
| F MARRIED | 591 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 904 |
| F WIDOWED | 88 |
| FAMILIES | 710 |
| FRENCH | 15 |
| FRIENDS | 77 |
| GERMAN | 107 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 612 |
| M SINGLE | 1,045 |
| M WIDOWED | 49 |
| MENNONITES | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,346 |
| MORMONS | 40 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 940 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 29 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114003— 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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on072002-1911/.