Fitzroy, Ontario (1911 census)
Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,488. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.
Population
In 1911, Fitzroy had a population of 2,488: 1,326 male and 1,162 female residents. Population density was 25.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,807 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 3,425 |
| 1881 | 3,378 |
| 1891 | 2,940 |
| 1901 | 2,767 |
| 1911 | 2,488 |
| 1921 | 2,494 |
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, Fitzroy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 62,363 area in acres, 2,488 total population, 1,326 males in the population, 1,162 females in the population, 866 single (never-married) males, 673 single (never-married) females, 525 families, 415 married males, 408 married females, 97.44 area in square miles, 80 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 25.53 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,767 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 1,708 persons of British origin (Irish), 368 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 358 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 920 Anglicans (Church of England), 593 Presbyterians, 510 Methodists, 394 Roman Catholics, 46 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 25 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Friends (Quakers), 5 Baptists, 4 Congregationalists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 524 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5455722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on061001-1911/.