Darlington, Ontario (1911 census)
Darlington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.969°N, 78.747°W.
Population
In 1911, Darlington had a population of 3,682: 1,921 male and 1,761 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 8,005 |
| 1861 | 6,912 |
| 1871 | 5,931 |
| 1881 | 5,465 |
| 1891 | 4,757 |
| 1901 | 4,174 |
| 1911 | 3,682 |
| 1921 | 3,780 |
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, Darlington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,174 area in acres, 3,682 total population, 1,921 males in the population, 1,761 females in the population, 1,092 single (never-married) males, 908 single (never-married) females, 875 families, 765 married males, 749 married females, 114.33 area in square miles, 104 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 32.21 population per square mile, 2 divorced males. 4,174 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 2,717 persons of British origin (English), 589 persons of British origin (Irish), 280 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of German origin, 17 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,158 Methodists, 225 Presbyterians, 192 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 Disciples of Christ, 28 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 21 Baptists, 15 Roman Catholics, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Congregationalists, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 865 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Borland | 1839–1923 | born here |
| James Laughlin Hughes | 1846–1935 | born here |
| Sir Samuel Hughes | 1853–1921 | born here |
| George R. Coldwell | 1858–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004_1891— 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). "Darlington, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darlington-on064004-1911/.