Cumberland, Ontario (1911 census)
Cumberland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,033. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4210774. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.425°N, 75.385°W.
Population
In 1911, Cumberland had a population of 4,033: 2,072 male and 1,961 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,659 |
| 1861 | 2,609 |
| 1871 | 2,922 |
| 1881 | 3,535 |
| 1891 | 4,014 |
| 1901 | 4,198 |
| 1911 | 4,033 |
| 1921 | 4,163 |
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, Cumberland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 78,749 area in acres, 4,033 total population, 2,072 males in the population, 1,961 females in the population, 1,361 single (never-married) males, 1,203 single (never-married) females, 772 families, 676 married females, 672 married males, 123.05 area in square miles, 81 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 32.78 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 4,198 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 1,794 persons of French origin, 1,580 persons of British origin (Irish), 361 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 225 persons of British origin (English), 31 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other). 5 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). 3 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,119 Roman Catholics, 787 Presbyterians, 778 Anglicans (Church of England), 197 Methodists, 94 Baptists, 30 Brethren, 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Congregationalists, 3 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 765 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4210774
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland,_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). "Cumberland, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cumberland-on118003-1911/.