Guelph, Ontario (1911 census)
Guelph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.558°N, 80.283°W.
Population
In 1911, Guelph had a population of 2,641: 1,465 male and 1,176 female residents. Population density was 38.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,879 |
| 1861 | 3,088 |
| 1871 | 2,955 |
| 1881 | 2,793 |
| 1891 | 2,464 |
| 1901 | 2,423 |
| 1911 | 2,641 |
| 1921 | 2,606 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,423 |
| POP F | 1,176 |
| POP M | 1,465 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 45.70 |
| POP TOT | 2,641 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 349 |
| AREA ACRES | 36,985 |
| AREA SQ MI | 57.79 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 84 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 980 |
| BRIT IRISH | 445 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 685 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 35 |
| DISCIPLES | 16 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 478 |
| F MARRIED | 431 |
| F SINGLE | 698 |
| F WIDOWED | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 486 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 304 |
| ITALIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 447 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 200 |
| M SINGLE | 788 |
| M WIDOWED | 29 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 476 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 941 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 492 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SWISS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 204 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152005— 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). "Guelph, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-on134003-1911/.