Gainsborough, Ontario (1911 census)
Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1911, Gainsborough had a population of 2,182: 1,124 male and 1,058 female residents. Population density was 30.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,538 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 3,016 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,683 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,182 |
| 1921 | 2,117 |
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, Gainsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,463 |
| POP F | 1,058 |
| POP M | 1,124 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 34.28 |
| POP TOT | 2,182 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 55 |
| AREA ACRES | 40,734 |
| AREA SQ MI | 63.65 |
| BAPTISTS | 47 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 596 |
| BRIT IRISH | 203 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 267 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 99 |
| DISCIPLES | 169 |
| DUTCH | 241 |
| DWELLINGS | 535 |
| F MARRIED | 500 |
| F SINGLE | 498 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 548 |
| FRENCH | 28 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 828 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 507 |
| M SINGLE | 578 |
| M WIDOWED | 38 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,055 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 380 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 362 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on093003-1911/.