Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Galt, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 10,299. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q15982096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.353°N, 80.319°W.
Population
In 1911, Galt, Town—Ville had a population of 10,299: 5,055 male and 5,244 female residents. Population density was 4458.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,248 |
| 1861 | 3,069 |
| 1871 | 3,827 |
| 1881 | 5,187 |
| 1891 | 7,535 |
| 1901 | 7,866 |
| 1911 | 10,299 |
| 1921 | 13,216 |
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, Galt, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,299 total population, 5,244 females in the population, 5,055 males in the population, 4,458.44 population per square mile, 2,727 single (never-married) females, 2,726 single (never-married) males, 2,353 families, 2,192 married males, 2,144 married females, 1,477 area in acres, 355 widowed females, 100 widowed males, 37 males with marital status not given, 16 females with marital status not given, 2.31 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 7,866 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 4,345 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3,707 persons of British origin (English), 1,044 persons of British origin (Irish), 814 persons of German origin, 90 persons of French origin, 48 persons of Dutch origin, 44 persons of Russian origin, 43 persons of British origin (other), 28 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 17 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of Chinese origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 37 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,240 Presbyterians, 2,122 Methodists, 1,930 Anglicans (Church of England), 751 Roman Catholics, 579 Baptists, 235 Lutherans, 197 Salvation Army adherents, 107 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 63 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 38 Brethren, 37 Jews, 13 Mennonites, 11 Congregationalists, 10 Adventists, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,199 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Young | 1835–1913 | born and died here |
| Joseph E. Seagram | 1841–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q15982096
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galt,_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). "Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galt-town-ville-on131004-1911/.