L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
L’Orignal, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,347. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3204697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 74.681°W.
Population
In 1911, L’Orignal, Village had a population of 1,347: 713 male and 864 female residents. Population density was 302.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,026 |
| 1911 | 1,347 |
| 1921 | 1,298 |
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, L’Orignal, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,857 area in acres, 1,347 total population, 864 females in the population, 713 males in the population, 526 single (never-married) females, 418 single (never-married) males, 363 families, 302.02 population per square mile, 269 married males, 262 married females, 74 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 4.46 area in square miles, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,026 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 1,122 persons of French origin, 73 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of British origin (Irish), 69 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,179 Roman Catholics, 101 Presbyterians, 31 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Methodists, 4 Congregationalists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Brethren, 1 Baptists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 355 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hayter Reed | 1846–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3204697
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
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). "L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/l-orignal-village-on114010-1911/.