Gloucester, Ontario (1911 census)
Gloucester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,075. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5572083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.364°N, 75.587°W.
Population
In 1911, Gloucester had a population of 7,075: 3,656 male and 3,419 female residents. Population density was 48.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,005 |
| 1861 | 4,522 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 6,254 |
| 1891 | 6,823 |
| 1901 | 7,778 |
| 1911 | 7,075 |
| 1921 | 8,397 |
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, Gloucester shared boundaries with:
- Cumberland
- Eastview, T-V
- Nepean
- Osgoode
- Ottawa E Ottawa city part
- Ottawa S Ottawa city part
- Ottawa, By ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier
- Ottawa, St George ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 92,908 area in acres, 7,075 total population, 3,656 males in the population, 3,419 females in the population, 2,336 single (never-married) males, 2,107 single (never-married) females, 1,475 families, 1,210 married males, 1,182 married females, 145.17 area in square miles, 125 widowed females, 76 widowed males, 48.73 population per square mile, 29 males with marital status not given, 4 divorced males, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 7,778 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 2,844 persons of French origin, 1,932 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,268 persons of British origin (English), 714 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 168 persons of German origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 16 persons of Belgian origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 75 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,812 Roman Catholics, 1,339 Presbyterians, 908 Anglicans (Church of England), 540 Methodists, 142 Lutherans, 132 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 75 Jews, 67 Baptists, 20 Congregationalists, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 15 Brethren, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,350 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ovide-Arthur Rocque | 1847–1923 | died here |
| William Barker | 1894–1930 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5572083
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_Township,_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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on118004-1911/.