Edwardsburg, Ontario (1911 census)
Edwardsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 75.503°W.
Population
In 1911, Edwardsburg had a population of 3,360: 1,655 male and 1,705 female residents. Population density was 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,779 |
| 1861 | 5,545 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,431 |
| 1891 | 4,517 |
| 1901 | 4,268 |
| 1911 | 3,360 |
| 1921 | 3,238 |
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, Edwardsburg 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 | 4,268 |
| POP F | 1,705 |
| POP M | 1,655 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 28.14 |
| POP TOT | 3,360 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 325 |
| AREA ACRES | 76,424 |
| AREA SQ MI | 119.41 |
| BAPTISTS | 14 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 757 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,592 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 649 |
| DUTCH | 164 |
| DWELLINGS | 797 |
| F MARRIED | 679 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 900 |
| F WIDOWED | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 813 |
| FRENCH | 136 |
| GERMAN | 44 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 675 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 917 |
| M WIDOWED | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 1,546 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,041 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 406 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113002— 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). "Edwardsburg, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/edwardsburg-on071002-1911/.