Humberstone, Ontario (1911 census)
Humberstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,417. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.918°N, 79.195°W.
Population
In 1911, Humberstone had a population of 3,417: 1,860 male and 1,557 female residents. Population density was 65.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,842 |
| 1901 | 3,232 |
| 1911 | 3,417 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Humberstone, VL, 1921 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Humberstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 33,469 area in acres, 3,417 total population, 1,860 males in the population, 1,557 females in the population, 1,029 single (never-married) males, 777 families, 772 married males, 772 single (never-married) females, 684 married females, 95 widowed females, 65.33 population per square mile, 52.30 area in square miles, 50 widowed males, 7 legally separated males, 6 legally separated females, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,232 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 2,100 persons of German origin, 504 persons of British origin (English), 272 persons of British origin (Irish), 156 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 139 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 122 persons of Italian origin, 79 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 3 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 930 Lutherans, 581 Methodists, 452 Roman Catholics, 381 Anglicans (Church of England), 279 Mennonites, 253 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 226 Presbyterians, 194 Baptists, 50 Congregationalists, 27 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 16 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 15 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 Disciples of Christ, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 759 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132003_1891_1911— 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). "Humberstone, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humberstone-on132003-1911/.