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 44.820°N, 78.004°W.
Population
In 1911, Douro had a population of 1,866: 395 male and 358 female residents. Population density was 8.9 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 54,115 area in acres, 1,866 total population, 395 males in the population, 358 females in the population, 250 single (never-married) males, 203 single (never-married) females, 179 families, 133 married males, 132 married females, 84.56 area in square miles, 23 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 8.90 population per square mile. 806 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 1,115 persons of British origin (Irish), 608 persons of British origin (English), 112 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,037 Roman Catholics, 464 Methodists, 183 Anglicans (Church of England), 122 Presbyterians, 56 Baptists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 179 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.