Dresden, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Dresden, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,551. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1258446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.583°N, 82.179°W.
Population
In 1911, Dresden, T-V had a population of 1,551: 745 male and 806 female residents. Population density was 1551.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,551 |
| 1921 | 1,339 |
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, Dresden, T-V 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 1,551 population per square mile, 1,551 total population, 806 females in the population, 745 males in the population, 642 area in acres, 440 families, 374 single (never-married) females, 366 married males, 349 married females, 348 single (never-married) males, 81 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 area in square miles, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,613 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 530 persons of British origin (English), 326 persons of British origin (Irish), 228 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 81 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 109 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. 1 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 680 Methodists, 349 Presbyterians, 241 Baptists, 232 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 165 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Roman Catholics, 41 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Adventists, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 437 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1258446
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_Ontario
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). "Dresden, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dresden-t-v-on084007-1911/.