Eldon, Ontario (1911 census)
Eldon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,691. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5354067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.493°N, 78.981°W.
Population
In 1911, Eldon had a population of 2,691. Population density was 25.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,320 |
| 1861 | 2,508 |
| 1871 | 3,052 |
| 1881 | 3,778 |
| 1891 | 3,145 |
| 1901 | 2,994 |
| 1911 | 2,691 |
| 1921 | 2,145 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Harcourt, Dudley & Dysart, 1901 (33.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Eldon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 643 |
| POP F | 200 |
| POP M | 275 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.90 |
| POP TOT | 2,691 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 108 |
| AREA ACRES | 42,800 |
| AREA SQ MI | 66.88 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 613 |
| BRIT IRISH | 517 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,360 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 51 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| DUTCH | 14 |
| DWELLINGS | 105 |
| F MARRIED | 83 |
| F SINGLE | 106 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FRENCH | 18 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 40 |
| M MARRIED | 91 |
| M SINGLE | 173 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 645 |
| POLISH | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,629 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 270 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5354067
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldon_Township
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). "Eldon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eldon-on129009-1911/.