Dawn, Ontario (1911 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.694°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1911, Dawn had a population of 2,930: 1,544 male and 1,386 female residents. Population density was 25.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 556 |
| 1861 | 726 |
| 1871 | 1,116 |
| 1881 | 2,026 |
| 1891 | 3,480 |
| 1901 | 3,659 |
| 1911 | 2,930 |
| 1921 | 2,470 |
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, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,659 |
| POP F | 1,386 |
| POP M | 1,544 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.25 |
| POP TOT | 2,930 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 261 |
| AREA ACRES | 68,812 |
| AREA SQ MI | 107.52 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 179 |
| BRETHREN | 61 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,170 |
| BRIT IRISH | 786 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 691 |
| DUTCH | 23 |
| DWELLINGS | 653 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 563 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 759 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 661 |
| FRENCH | 57 |
| GERMAN | 149 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 560 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 949 |
| M WIDOWED | 31 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,536 |
| NEGRO | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 759 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 116 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122003— 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). "Dawn, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on088001-1911/.