Cornwall, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Cornwall, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,598. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q956690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.023°N, 74.729°W.
Population
In 1911, Cornwall, T-V had a population of 6,598: 3,094 male and 3,504 female residents. Population density was 6109.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6,598 |
| 1921 | 7,419 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,598 total population, 6,109.26 population per square mile, 3,504 females in the population, 3,094 males in the population, 2,071 single (never-married) females, 1,845 single (never-married) males, 1,388 families, 1,198 married females, 1,176 married males, 690 area in acres, 227 widowed females, 70 widowed males, 5 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males, 1.08 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 6,704 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 2,537 persons of French origin, 1,155 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,154 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,067 persons of British origin (English), 303 persons of Dutch origin, 127 persons of German origin, 54 persons of Italian origin, 14 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Chinese origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). 104 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 19 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. 1 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 3,666 Roman Catholics, 1,160 Anglicans (Church of England), 975 Presbyterians, 475 Methodists, 133 Baptists, 104 Jews, 43 Salvation Army adherents, 23 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Lutherans, 7 Adventists, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Disciples of Christ, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,345 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Donald Alexander MacDonald | 1845–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q956690
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_(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). "Cornwall, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-t-v-on122005-1911/.