Huron, Ontario (1911 census)
Huron was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,951. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 81.617°W.
Population
In 1911, Huron had a population of 2,951: 1,558 male and 1,393 female residents. Population density was 25.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 236 |
| 1861 | 2,429 |
| 1871 | 4,079 |
| 1881 | 5,175 |
| 1891 | 4,125 |
| 1901 | 3,539 |
| 1911 | 2,951 |
| 1921 | 2,572 |
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, Huron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,956 area in acres, 2,951 total population, 1,558 males in the population, 1,393 females in the population, 1,006 single (never-married) males, 780 single (never-married) females, 647 families, 499 married males, 481 married females, 125 widowed females, 117.12 area in square miles, 46 widowed males, 25.20 population per square mile, 7 females with marital status not given, 7 males with marital status not given. 3,539 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 1,248 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,171 persons of British origin (Irish), 406 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of German origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin. 4 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 1,498 Presbyterians, 1,027 Methodists, 384 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 11 Roman Catholics, 8 Baptists, 4 Brethren, 4 Jews, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 646 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261817
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). "Huron, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huron-on060006-1911/.