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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q937901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.922°N, 79.380°W.
Population
In 1911, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville had a population of 1,624: 808 male and 816 female residents. Population density was 1561.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,015 |
| 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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,624 total population, 1,561.54 population per square mile, 816 females in the population, 808 males in the population, 664 area in acres, 482 single (never-married) males, 452 single (never-married) females, 361 families, 298 married females, 297 married males, 66 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1.04 area in square miles. 2,146 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 359 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Bethune | 1890–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q937901
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-on098023-1911/.