Drummond, Ontario (1911 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.991°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1911, Drummond had a population of 1,764: 904 male and 860 female residents. Population density was 19.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,648 |
| 1861 | 2,637 |
| 1871 | 2,467 |
| 1881 | 2,378 |
| 1891 | 2,202 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,764 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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, Drummond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,742 area in acres, 1,764 total population, 904 males in the population, 860 females in the population, 575 single (never-married) males, 511 single (never-married) females, 386 families, 293 married males, 291 married females, 90.22 area in square miles, 50 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 19.55 population per square mile, 8 females with marital status not given, 8 males with marital status not given. 2,078 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 963 persons of British origin (Irish), 608 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 155 persons of British origin (English), 15 persons of French origin, 15 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 572 Presbyterians, 420 Anglicans (Church of England), 314 Methodists, 312 Roman Catholics, 103 Baptists, 17 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Congregationalists, 9 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 380 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006_1911_1921— 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). "Drummond, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drummond-on090004-1911/.