Derby, Ontario (1911 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,930. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.511°N, 81.018°W.
Population
In 1911, Derby had a population of 1,930: 985 male and 945 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 471 |
| 1861 | 1,243 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 2,363 |
| 1891 | 2,200 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,930 |
| 1921 | 1,554 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,146 |
| POP F | 945 |
| POP M | 985 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.19 |
| POP TOT | 1,930 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 233 |
| AREA ACRES | 40,909 |
| AREA SQ MI | 63.92 |
| BAPTISTS | 82 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 446 |
| BRIT IRISH | 682 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 727 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| DISCIPLES | 99 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 408 |
| F MARRIED | 342 |
| F SINGLE | 553 |
| F WIDOWED | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 414 |
| FRENCH | 11 |
| GERMAN | 53 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| M MARRIED | 344 |
| M SINGLE | 605 |
| M WIDOWED | 36 |
| MENNONITES | 39 |
| METHODISTS | 480 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 942 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 16 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 18 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261272
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). "Derby, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/derby-on073001-1911/.