Dalton, Ontario (1911 census)
Dalton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 480. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5211718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1911, Dalton had a population of 480: 265 male and 215 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 530 |
| 1891 | 509 |
| 1901 | 541 |
| 1911 | 480 |
| 1921 | 396 |
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, Dalton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 541 |
| POP F | 215 |
| POP M | 265 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.50 |
| POP TOT | 480 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 22 |
| AREA ACRES | 40,950 |
| AREA SQ MI | 63.98 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 149 |
| BRIT IRISH | 184 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 114 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 97 |
| F MARRIED | 79 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 123 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 99 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 80 |
| M SINGLE | 174 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 183 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 225 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5211718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Township,_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). "Dalton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalton-on129006-1911/.