Hamilton, Ontario (1911 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,414. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.049°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1911, Hamilton had a population of 3,414: 1,722 male and 1,692 female residents. Population density was 33.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,313 |
| 1901 | 3,623 |
| 1911 | 3,414 |
| 1921 | 3,026 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,757 area in acres, 3,414 total population, 1,722 males in the population, 1,692 females in the population, 1,018 single (never-married) males, 936 single (never-married) females, 783 families, 638 married males, 634 married females, 120 widowed females, 101.18 area in square miles, 64 widowed males, 33.74 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,623 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 1,630 persons of British origin (English), 1,024 persons of British origin (Irish), 682 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of Dutch origin, 19 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 8 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. 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,489 Methodists, 1,038 Presbyterians, 324 Anglicans (Church of England), 224 Roman Catholics, 194 Congregationalists, 99 Baptists, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Friends (Quakers), 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 778 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261675
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). "Hamilton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-on102003-1911/.