Dorchester N, Ontario (1911 census)
Dorchester N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.962°N, 81.023°W.
Population
In 1911, Dorchester N had a population of 3,340: 1,702 male and 1,638 female residents. Population density was 53.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,117 |
| 1881 | 4,056 |
| 1891 | 3,752 |
| 1911 | 3,340 |
| 1921 | 3,104 |
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, Dorchester N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,092 area in acres, 3,340 total population, 1,702 males in the population, 1,638 females in the population, 947 single (never-married) males, 858 single (never-married) females, 812 families, 717 married males, 680 married females, 98 widowed females, 62.64 area in square miles, 53.32 population per square mile, 36 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 3,622 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 1,546 persons of British origin (English), 816 persons of British origin (Irish), 656 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 244 persons of German origin, 37 persons of British origin (other), 26 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,683 Methodists, 613 Anglicans (Church of England), 592 Presbyterians, 319 Baptists, 81 Roman Catholics, 40 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Disciples of Christ, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Lutherans, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 800 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128005_1911— 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). "Dorchester N, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-n-on095001-1911/.