Finch, Ontario (1911 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.176°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1911, Finch had a population of 3,227: 1,636 male and 1,591 female residents. Population density was 38.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 2,932 |
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, Finch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 54,072 area in acres, 3,227 total population, 1,636 males in the population, 1,591 females in the population, 1,029 single (never-married) males, 951 single (never-married) females, 660 families, 569 married males, 567 married females, 84.49 area in square miles, 73 widowed females, 38.21 population per square mile, 38 widowed males. 3,765 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 965 persons of French origin, 815 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 801 persons of British origin (Irish), 264 persons of German origin, 240 persons of Dutch origin, 141 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,343 Roman Catholics, 961 Presbyterians, 688 Methodists, 169 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Lutherans, 21 Baptists, 10 Adventists, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 657 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145002_1911— 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). "Finch, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on122002-1911/.