Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Forest, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,445. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5468772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 82.009°W.
Population
In 1911, Forest, Town—Ville had a population of 1,445: 644 male and 801 female residents. Population density was 976.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,614 |
| 1891 | 2,057 |
| 1901 | 1,553 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,422 |
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, Forest, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,553 |
| POP F | 801 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 976.35 |
| POP TOT | 1,445 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 284 |
| AREA ACRES | 950 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.48 |
| BAPTISTS | 261 |
| BRETHREN | 27 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 631 |
| BRIT IRISH | 361 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 356 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 101 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 26 |
| DWELLINGS | 423 |
| F MARRIED | 297 |
| F SINGLE | 400 |
| F WIDOWED | 104 |
| FAMILIES | 429 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 33 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 296 |
| M SINGLE | 317 |
| M WIDOWED | 31 |
| METHODISTS | 313 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 343 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 62 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 27 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5468772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest,_Ontario
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). "Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-town-ville-on087007-1911/.