Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Collingwood, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,090. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3501912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.497°N, 80.227°W.
Population
In 1911, Collingwood, Town—Ville had a population of 7,090: 3,513 male and 3,577 female residents. Population density was 7068.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,408 |
| 1871 | 2,829 |
| 1881 | 4,445 |
| 1891 | 4,939 |
| 1901 | 5,755 |
| 1911 | 7,090 |
| 1921 | 5,882 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,755 |
| POP F | 3,577 |
| POP M | 3,513 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,030.52 |
| POP TOT | 7,090 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,572 |
| AREA ACRES | 4,400 |
| AREA SQ MI | 6.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 256 |
| BRETHREN | 14 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,566 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,983 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,857 |
| CHRISTIANS | 23 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 85 |
| DUTCH | 33 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,522 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,398 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 1,959 |
| F WIDOWED | 216 |
| FAMILIES | 1,560 |
| FRENCH | 68 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 307 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| JEWISH | 36 |
| JEWS | 36 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1,402 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 2,037 |
| M WIDOWED | 67 |
| MENNONITES | 25 |
| METHODISTS | 1,881 |
| NEGRO | 116 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,244 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 849 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 35 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 28 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 60 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3501912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_(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). "Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-town-ville-on120006-1911/.