Crosby S, Ontario (1911 census)
Crosby S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,638. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.587°N, 76.265°W.
Population
In 1911, Crosby S had a population of 1,638: 814 male and 824 female residents. Population density was 20.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,054 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,849 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1911 | 1,638 |
| 1921 | 1,670 |
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, Crosby S shared boundaries with:
- Bastard & Burgess
- Bedford
- Crosby N
- Crosby N
- Leeds & Lansdowne Rear
- Newboro, VL
- Toronto, ward-quartier 3 pt
- Toronto, ward-quartier 4 pt
- Toronto, ward-quartier 4 pt
- Toronto, ward-quartier 5 pt
- Wolfe Island
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 52,480 area in acres, 1,638 total population, 824 females in the population, 814 males in the population, 467 single (never-married) males, 430 single (never-married) females, 379 families, 337 married females, 319 married males, 82 area in square miles, 57 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 19.97 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,811 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 789 persons of British origin (Irish), 599 persons of British origin (English), 144 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of Dutch origin, 44 persons of French origin, 14 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 752 Methodists, 399 Anglicans (Church of England), 320 Roman Catholics, 97 Presbyterians, 38 Baptists, 30 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 374 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore F. Chamberlain | 1838–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124003_1911— 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). "Crosby S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-s-on091003-1911/.