Delaware, Ontario (1911 census)
Delaware was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,056. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.875°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1911, Delaware had a population of 2,056: 1,083 male and 973 female residents. Population density was 40.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,861 |
| 1861 | 2,324 |
| 1871 | 2,523 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,549 |
| 1901 | 2,178 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,773 |
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, Delaware shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,178 |
| POP F | 973 |
| POP M | 1,083 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 49.41 |
| POP TOT | 2,056 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 429 |
| AREA ACRES | 26,624 |
| AREA SQ MI | 41.60 |
| BAPTISTS | 178 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 629 |
| BRIT IRISH | 216 |
| BRIT OTHER | 49 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 245 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DUTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 520 |
| F MARRIED | 402 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 494 |
| F WIDOWED | 74 |
| FAMILIES | 545 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 111 |
| INDIAN | 767 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| M MARRIED | 405 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 606 |
| M WIDOWED | 70 |
| METHODISTS | 1,032 |
| PAGANS | 68 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 289 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 22 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SWISS | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261257
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). "Delaware, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delaware-on097002-1911/.