Egremont, Ontario (1911 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,060. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1911, Egremont had a population of 3,060: 1,565 male and 1,495 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,048 area in acres, 3,060 total population, 1,565 males in the population, 1,495 females in the population, 951 single (never-married) males, 854 single (never-married) females, 665 families, 545 married males, 538 married females, 115.70 area in square miles, 98 widowed females, 67 widowed males, 26.45 population per square mile, 4 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,607 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 1,277 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 918 persons of British origin (Irish), 643 persons of British origin (English), 189 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,729 Presbyterians, 842 Methodists, 200 Roman Catholics, 121 Anglicans (Church of England), 73 Baptists, 47 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 26 Disciples of Christ, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Mennonites, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Lutherans, 1 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 654 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on074002-1911/.