Eldon, Ontario (1911 census)
Eldon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,121. 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 2,121: 1,454 male and 1,237 female residents. Population density was 26.1 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 | 2,121 |
| 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:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,985 area in acres, 2,121 total population, 1,454 males in the population, 1,237 females in the population, 955 single (never-married) males, 724 single (never-married) females, 553 families, 461 married males, 449 married females, 103.10 area in square miles, 62 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 26.10 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 2,994 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 1,788 persons of British origin (Irish), 236 persons of British origin (English), 65 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 856 Roman Catholics, 709 Methodists, 369 Anglicans (Church of England), 152 Presbyterians, 24 Baptists, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 548 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:
ON129010— 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-on129010-1911/.