Harriston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Harriston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,491. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5666261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1911, Harriston, T-V had a population of 1,491: 694 male and 797 female residents. Population density was 1121.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,687 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,491 |
| 1921 | 1,263 |
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, Harriston, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,491 total population, 1,121.05 population per square mile, 850 area in acres, 797 females in the population, 694 males in the population, 418 single (never-married) females, 378 families, 352 single (never-married) males, 310 married males, 309 married females, 69 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 1.33 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 1,637 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 480 persons of British origin (English), 427 persons of British origin (Irish), 414 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 142 persons of German origin, 7 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 2 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 655 Presbyterians, 511 Methodists, 240 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Roman Catholics, 18 Baptists, 15 Lutherans, 10 Brethren, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Jews, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 376 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5666261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriston,_Ontario
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). "Harriston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harriston-t-v-on133007-1911/.