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 34.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,734 area in acres, 2,182 total population, 1,124 males in the population, 1,058 females in the population, 578 single (never-married) males, 548 families, 507 married males, 500 married females, 498 single (never-married) females, 63.65 area in square miles, 60 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 34.28 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 2,463 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 828 persons of German origin, 596 persons of British origin (English), 267 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 241 persons of Dutch origin, 203 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of French origin, 19 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,055 Methodists, 380 Presbyterians, 362 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 169 Disciples of Christ, 99 Congregationalists, 55 Anglicans (Church of England), 47 Baptists, 10 Lutherans, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Mennonites, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 535 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003_1901— 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/.