Grantham, Ontario (1911 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,439. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5596641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.178°N, 79.213°W.
Population
In 1911, Grantham had a population of 2,439: 1,291 male and 1,148 female residents. Population density was 72.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,216 |
| 1861 | 3,956 |
| 1871 | 3,929 |
| 1881 | 2,218 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,941 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 4,412 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grantham, 1901 (93.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Grantham, 1921 (85.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,564 area in acres, 2,439 total population, 1,291 males in the population, 1,148 females in the population, 783 single (never-married) males, 615 single (never-married) females, 516 families, 463 married males, 457 married females, 76 widowed females, 72.40 population per square mile, 43 widowed males, 33.69 area in square miles, 2 divorced males. 1,941 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 1,244 persons of British origin (English), 452 persons of British origin (Irish), 298 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 261 persons of German origin, 62 persons of Dutch origin, 61 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Russian origin. 15 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 1,012 Anglicans (Church of England), 660 Methodists, 309 Presbyterians, 286 Roman Catholics, 111 Baptists, 16 Disciples of Christ, 13 Salvation Army adherents, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Congregationalists, 7 Lutherans, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Mennonites, 3 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 514 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lillian Marietta Phelps | 1859–1920 | born here |
| Reuben Wells Leonard | 1860–1930 | died here |
| William James Fitzgerald | 1888–1926 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5596641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Township
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). "Grantham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grantham-on093004-1911/.