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 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 48.5 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 7,778 |
| POP F | 3,419 |
| POP M | 3,656 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 48.73 |
| POP TOT | 7,075 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 908 |
| AREA ACRES | 92,908 |
| AREA SQ MI | 145.17 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 67 |
| BELGIAN | 16 |
| BRETHREN | 15 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,268 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,932 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 714 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,350 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,182 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 2,107 |
| F WIDOWED | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 1,475 |
| FRENCH | 2,844 |
| GERMAN | 168 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 18 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 75 |
| JEWS | 75 |
| LUTHERANS | 142 |
| M DIVORCED | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1,210 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 29 |
| M SINGLE | 2,336 |
| M WIDOWED | 76 |
| METHODISTS | 540 |
| POLISH | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,339 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,812 |
| RUSSIAN | 5 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 132 |
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: 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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on118004-1911/.