Fort William, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Fort William, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 16,499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1438830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.393°N, 89.254°W.
Population
In 1911, Fort William, C had a population of 16,499. Population density was 16448.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 16,499 |
| 1921 | 20,541 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Silver Creek, 1901 (2.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Fort William, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 151 |
| POP F | 308 |
| POP M | 464 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.81 |
| POP TOT | 16,499 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3,347 |
| AREA ACRES | 26,943 |
| AREA SQ MI | 42.13 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2,430 |
| BAPTISTS | 508 |
| BELGIAN | 21 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,680 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,191 |
| BRIT OTHER | 95 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,786 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 11 |
| CHINESE | 57 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 21 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 10 |
| DUTCH | 37 |
| DWELLINGS | 253 |
| F MARRIED | 133 |
| F SINGLE | 175 |
| FAMILIES | 253 |
| FRENCH | 944 |
| GERMAN | 365 |
| GREEK | 44 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,312 |
| INDIAN | 30 |
| ITALIAN | 917 |
| JEWISH | 267 |
| JEWS | 267 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,126 |
| M MARRIED | 178 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 280 |
| METHODISTS | 1,873 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PAGANS | 12 |
| POLISH | 215 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,358 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,538 |
| RUSSIAN | 835 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 21 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 360 |
| SWISS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 204 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123053— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1438830
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William_(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). "Fort William, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-william-c-on123053-1911/.