Guelph, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Guelph, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 15,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.544°N, 80.245°W.
Population
In 1911, Guelph, C had a population of 15,175: 7,408 male and 7,767 female residents. Population density was 3128.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 15,175 |
| 1921 | 18,128 |
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, Guelph, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 15,175 total population, 7,767 females in the population, 7,408 males in the population, 4,369 single (never-married) females, 4,199 single (never-married) males, 3,263 families, 3,128.86 population per square mile, 3,104 area in acres, 2,967 married males, 2,865 married females, 516 widowed females, 176 widowed males, 61 males with marital status not given, 14 legally separated females, 5 legally separated males, 4.85 area in square miles, 3 females with marital status not given. 11,496 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 6,383 persons of British origin (English), 3,005 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,874 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,267 persons of German origin, 358 persons of Italian origin, 128 persons of French origin, 58 persons of Polish origin, 45 persons of Dutch origin, 41 persons of British origin (other), 41 persons of Russian origin, 38 persons of Swiss origin, 32 persons of Chinese origin, 25 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 21 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin. 91 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. 86 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,659 Presbyterians, 3,535 Methodists, 3,089 Roman Catholics, 3,054 Anglicans (Church of England), 671 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 635 Baptists, 287 Lutherans, 198 Congregationalists, 163 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 148 Disciples of Christ, 148 Salvation Army adherents, 86 Jews, 54 Brethren, 26 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 10 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 9 Adventists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Mennonites, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3,235 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Harvie | 1833–1917 | died here |
| George Sleeman | 1841–1926 | died here |
| David Ross McCord | 1844–1930 | died here |
| Lewis Henry Drummond | 1848–1929 | died here |
| Jeffry Hall Brock | 1850–1915 | born here |
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | born here |
| William James Thomson | 1857–1927 | born here |
| Robert Rogers | 1863–1936 | died here |
| Lydia Elizabeth Hall | 1864–1916 | died here |
| Thomas Walter Scott | 1867–1938 | died here |
| John McCrae | 1872–1918 | born here |
| Robert Walter Paterson | 1876–1936 | born here |
| Lionel Herbert Clarke | d. 1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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). "Guelph, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-c-on134007-1911/.