Dorchester S, Ontario (1911 census)
Dorchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.861°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1911, Dorchester S had a population of 1,642: 893 male and 749 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,071 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 1,624 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,550 |
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 S 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 31,477 area in acres, 1,642 total population, 893 males in the population, 749 females in the population, 524 single (never-married) males, 377 single (never-married) females, 373 families, 351 married females, 351 married males, 49.18 area in square miles, 33.39 population per square mile, 21 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 2 legally separated males. 1,637 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 877 persons of British origin (English), 358 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 220 persons of British origin (Irish), 176 persons of German origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 4 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 930 Methodists, 234 Presbyterians, 156 Baptists, 150 Disciples of Christ, 139 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Roman Catholics, 6 Mennonites, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Lutherans, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 372 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109003_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 S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-s-on065002-1911/.