Gravenhurst, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Gravenhurst, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.922°N, 79.380°W.
Population
In 1911, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville had a population of 1,624. Population density was 1619.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,848 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 1,478 |
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, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,249 |
| POP F | 537 |
| POP M | 641 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 15.96 |
| POP TOT | 1,624 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 322 |
| AREA ACRES | 47,223 |
| AREA SQ MI | 73.79 |
| BAPTISTS | 58 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 587 |
| BRIT IRISH | 416 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 336 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 229 |
| F MARRIED | 179 |
| F SINGLE | 331 |
| F WIDOWED | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FRENCH | 67 |
| GERMAN | 80 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 8 |
| JEWS | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 51 |
| M MARRIED | 187 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 429 |
| M WIDOWED | 21 |
| METHODISTS | 546 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 445 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 154 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 19 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 51 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 53 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129025— 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). "Gravenhurst, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gravenhurst-town-ville-on098019-1911/.