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 45.041°N, 78.503°W.
Population
In 1911, Eldon had a population of 2,691: 275 male and 200 female residents. Population density was 6.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Eldon shared boundaries with:
- Bobcaygeon, VL
- Dysart & Guilford
- Haliburton vl
- Lawrence, Livingstone, McClintock, Nightingale & Sherbourne
- Lutterworth
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 42,800 area in acres, 2,691 total population, 275 males in the population, 200 females in the population, 173 single (never-married) males, 106 single (never-married) females, 105 families, 91 married males, 83 married females, 66.88 area in square miles, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.90 population per square mile. 643 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 1,360 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 613 persons of British origin (English), 517 persons of British origin (Irish), 51 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 40 persons of Italian origin, 26 persons of Polish origin, 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 18 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,629 Presbyterians, 645 Methodists, 270 Roman Catholics, 108 Anglicans (Church of England), 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Baptists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 105 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Mackenzie | 1849–1923 | born here |
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/.