Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Dresden, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,551: 745 male and 806 female residents. Population density was 1546.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,979 |
| 1891 | 2,058 |
| 1901 | 1,613 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,613 |
| POP F | 806 |
| POP M | 745 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,551 |
| POP TOT | 1,551 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 165 |
| AREA ACRES | 642 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 241 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 530 |
| BRIT IRISH | 326 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 228 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 437 |
| F MARRIED | 349 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 374 |
| F WIDOWED | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 440 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 81 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 366 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 348 |
| M WIDOWED | 29 |
| METHODISTS | 680 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| NEGRO | 109 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 349 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 57 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 41 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 232 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dresden-town-ville-on084007-1911/.