Dover, Ontario (1911 census)
Dover was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.437°N, 82.341°W.
Population
In 1911, Dover had a population of 4,393: 2,354 male and 2,039 female residents. Population density was 41.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,723 |
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 3,315 |
| 1881 | 4,447 |
| 1891 | 4,415 |
| 1901 | 4,464 |
| 1911 | 4,393 |
| 1921 | 4,345 |
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, Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,307 area in acres, 4,393 total population, 2,354 males in the population, 2,039 females in the population, 1,444 single (never-married) males, 1,156 single (never-married) females, 900 families, 818 married males, 790 married females, 106.73 area in square miles, 82 widowed females, 67 widowed males, 41 population per square mile, 22 males with marital status not given, 11 females with marital status not given, 3 legally separated males. 4,464 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 2,473 persons of French origin, 905 persons of British origin (English), 533 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 62 persons of German origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 62 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,678 Roman Catholics, 776 Methodists, 494 Presbyterians, 248 Anglicans (Church of England), 107 Baptists, 53 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 19 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Adventists, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 900 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121003_1851— 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). "Dover, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dover-on085001-1911/.