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 48.362°N, 89.700°W.
Population
In 1911, Fort William, C had a population of 16,499: 464 male and 308 female residents. Population density was 8.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Fort William, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,943 area in acres, 16,499 total population, 464 males in the population, 308 females in the population, 280 single (never-married) males, 253 families, 178 married males, 175 single (never-married) females, 133 married females, 42.13 area in square miles, 8.81 population per square mile, 6 males with marital status not given. 151 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 4,680 persons of British origin (English), 2,786 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,430 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2,191 persons of British origin (Irish), 944 persons of French origin, 917 persons of Italian origin, 835 persons of Russian origin, 365 persons of German origin, 360 persons of Scandinavian origin, 215 persons of Polish origin, 95 persons of British origin (other), 57 persons of Chinese origin, 44 persons of Greek origin, 37 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 9 persons of Swiss origin. 267 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 30 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). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,538 Roman Catholics, 3,358 Presbyterians, 3,347 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,873 Methodists, 1,312 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1,126 Lutherans, 508 Baptists, 267 Jews, 204 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 82 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 21 Congregationalists, 21 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Disciples of Christ, 3 Brethren, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 12 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 253 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.