Dereham, Ontario (1911 census)
Dereham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.928°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1911, Dereham had a population of 3,836: 2,042 male and 1,794 female residents. Population density was 33.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 5,476 |
| 1871 | 5,838 |
| 1881 | 4,486 |
| 1891 | 4,025 |
| 1901 | 3,979 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,552 |
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, Dereham shared boundaries with:
- Bayham
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- Malahide
- Middleton
- Norwich N
- Norwich S
- Oxford W-O
- Tilsonburg, Town—Ville
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 | 3,979 |
| POP F | 1,794 |
| POP M | 2,042 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 37.88 |
| POP TOT | 3,836 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 327 |
| AREA ACRES | 64,808 |
| AREA SQ MI | 101.26 |
| BAPTISTS | 534 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,215 |
| BRIT IRISH | 592 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 503 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 39 |
| DWELLINGS | 848 |
| F MARRIED | 782 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 915 |
| F WIDOWED | 96 |
| FAMILIES | 857 |
| FRENCH | 43 |
| GERMAN | 280 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| M MARRIED | 805 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 1,176 |
| M WIDOWED | 55 |
| METHODISTS | 2,376 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 422 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 125 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 15 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 128 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003— 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). "Dereham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on107001-1911/.