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 24.1 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 38,580 area in acres, 1,454 total population, 750 males in the population, 704 females in the population, 507 single (never-married) males, 454 single (never-married) females, 264 families, 224 married females, 217 married males, 60.28 area in square miles, 25 widowed females, 24.12 population per square mile, 23 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,557 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 644 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 419 persons of British origin (Irish), 145 persons of Polish origin, 143 persons of British origin (English), 83 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 612 Presbyterians, 369 Methodists, 289 Roman Catholics, 102 Anglicans (Church of England), 74 Baptists, 5 Lutherans, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 254 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.