Douro, Ontario (1911 census)
Douro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,866. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1911, Douro had a population of 1,866. Population density was 27.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,676 |
| 1861 | 2,519 |
| 1871 | 2,671 |
| 1881 | 2,864 |
| 1891 | 2,131 |
| 1901 | 1,871 |
| 1911 | 1,866 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
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, Douro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 806 |
| POP F | 358 |
| POP M | 395 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.90 |
| POP TOT | 1,866 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 183 |
| AREA ACRES | 54,115 |
| AREA SQ MI | 84.56 |
| BAPTISTS | 56 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 608 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,115 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 112 |
| DWELLINGS | 179 |
| F MARRIED | 132 |
| F SINGLE | 203 |
| F WIDOWED | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FRENCH | 21 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 133 |
| M SINGLE | 250 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 464 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 122 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,037 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261304
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). "Douro, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/douro-on112005-1911/.