Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Georgetown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,583. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3103735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.648°N, 79.930°W.
Population
In 1911, Georgetown, Village had a population of 1,583: 750 male and 833 female residents. Population density was 931.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,158 |
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,583 |
| 1921 | 2,061 |
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, Georgetown, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,583 total population, 1,086 area in acres, 931.17 population per square mile, 833 females in the population, 750 males in the population, 450 single (never-married) females, 419 single (never-married) males, 371 families, 310 married females, 307 married males, 70 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.70 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 1,313 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 657 persons of British origin (English), 462 persons of British origin (Irish), 358 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of German origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 2 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 485 Methodists, 388 Presbyterians, 359 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 Baptists, 84 Roman Catholics, 61 Congregationalists, 9 Jews, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 362 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Roaf Barber | 1841–1917 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3103735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_(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). "Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgetown-village-on076009-1911/.