Dryden, Ontario (1911 census)
Dryden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 596. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.493°N, 80.756°W.
Population
In 1911, Dryden had a population of 596: 112 male and 65 female residents. Population density was 4.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 596 |
| 1921 | 146 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kerns, 1921 (49.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Henwood, 1921 (50.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dryden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,040 area in acres, 596 total population, 112 males in the population, 75 single (never-married) males, 65 females in the population, 36 area in square miles, 36 single (never-married) females, 35 married males, 30 families, 28 married females, 4.92 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. 186 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 284 persons of British origin (English), 138 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 57 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 282 Methodists, 116 Presbyterians, 89 Anglicans (Church of England), 70 Baptists, 24 Roman Catholics, 14 Lutherans, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 30 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099050— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261320
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). "Dryden, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dryden-on099050-1911/.