Dumfries S, Ontario (1911 census)
Dumfries S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.243°N, 80.337°W.
Population
In 1911, Dumfries S had a population of 2,805: 1,497 male and 1,308 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,805 |
| 1921 | 2,821 |
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, Dumfries S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,922 |
| POP F | 1,308 |
| POP M | 1,497 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 38.82 |
| POP TOT | 2,805 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 186 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,239 |
| AREA SQ MI | 72.25 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 588 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,042 |
| BRIT IRISH | 385 |
| BRIT OTHER | 68 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 843 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 24 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 14 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 42 |
| DWELLINGS | 613 |
| F MARRIED | 539 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 676 |
| F WIDOWED | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 623 |
| FRENCH | 42 |
| GERMAN | 293 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 29 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 579 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 14 |
| M SINGLE | 854 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| MENNONITES | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 963 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 901 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 107 |
| RUSSIAN | 2 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 36 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103003— 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). "Dumfries S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-s-on056003-1911/.