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 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,909 area in acres, 1,930 total population, 985 males in the population, 945 females in the population, 605 single (never-married) males, 553 single (never-married) females, 414 families, 344 married males, 342 married females, 63.92 area in square miles, 50 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 30.19 population per square mile. 2,146 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 727 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 682 persons of British origin (Irish), 446 persons of British origin (English), 53 persons of German origin, 11 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 942 Presbyterians, 480 Methodists, 233 Anglicans (Church of England), 99 Disciples of Christ, 82 Baptists, 39 Mennonites, 18 Salvation Army adherents, 16 Roman Catholics, 12 Lutherans, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 408 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.