Durham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Durham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,581. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5316450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.187°N, 80.834°W.
Population
In 1911, Durham, Town—Ville had a population of 1,581: 745 male and 836 female residents. Population density was 1576.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,059 |
| 1891 | 1,273 |
| 1901 | 1,422 |
| 1911 | 1,581 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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, Durham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,422 |
| POP F | 836 |
| POP M | 745 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 969.94 |
| POP TOT | 1,581 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 246 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,040 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.63 |
| BAPTISTS | 210 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 404 |
| BRIT IRISH | 525 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 522 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 375 |
| F MARRIED | 305 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 453 |
| F WIDOWED | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 385 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| GERMAN | 86 |
| JEWISH | 14 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| M MARRIED | 307 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 395 |
| M WIDOWED | 38 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 395 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 600 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 99 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5316450
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_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). "Durham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/durham-town-ville-on074006-1911/.