Cornwall, Ontario (1911 census)
Cornwall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,074. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.085°N, 74.813°W.
Population
In 1911, Cornwall had a population of 6,074: 3,139 male and 2,935 female residents. Population density was 58.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 6,911 |
| 1911 | 6,074 |
| 1921 | 6,631 |
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, Cornwall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,648 area in acres, 6,074 total population, 3,139 males in the population, 2,935 females in the population, 1,954 single (never-married) males, 1,687 single (never-married) females, 1,245 families, 1,094 married males, 1,083 married females, 162 widowed females, 104.14 area in square miles, 88 widowed males, 58.33 population per square mile, 2 legally separated females, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 6,911 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 1,974 persons of French origin, 1,628 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 929 persons of British origin (Irish), 582 persons of German origin, 537 persons of British origin (English), 396 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,274 Roman Catholics, 1,096 Anglicans (Church of England), 956 Presbyterians, 639 Methodists, 49 Baptists, 22 Salvation Army adherents, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Adventists, 5 Congregationalists, 5 Lutherans, 3 Brethren, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,208 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145001— 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). "Cornwall, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-on122001-1911/.