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 715. 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 715: 409 male and 306 female residents. Population density was 1070.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,997 |
| 1911 | 715 |
| 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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 9,865 area in acres, 1,070.66 population per square mile, 715 total population, 409 males in the population, 306 females in the population, 227 single (never-married) males, 166 single (never-married) females, 159 families, 139 married males, 125 married females, 37 males with marital status not given, 15.41 area in square miles, 15 widowed females, 6 widowed males. 3,633 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 159 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123119— 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-on123119-1911/.