Horton, Ontario (1911 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,454. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9293943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.503°N, 76.654°W.
Population
In 1911, Horton had a population of 1,454: 750 male and 704 female residents. Population density was 21.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 1,192 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,510 |
| 1891 | 1,608 |
| 1901 | 1,557 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,259 |
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, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,557 |
| POP F | 704 |
| POP M | 750 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 24.12 |
| POP TOT | 1,454 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 102 |
| AREA ACRES | 38,580 |
| AREA SQ MI | 60.28 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 143 |
| BRIT IRISH | 419 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 644 |
| DWELLINGS | 254 |
| F MARRIED | 224 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 454 |
| F WIDOWED | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FRENCH | 83 |
| GERMAN | 18 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 217 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 507 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 369 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| POLISH | 145 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 612 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 289 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9293943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_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). "Horton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/horton-on117009-1911/.