Lindsay, Ontario (1911 census)
Lindsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 699. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.098°N, 81.374°W.
Population
In 1911, Lindsay had a population of 699: 398 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 5.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 550 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 699 |
| 1921 | 588 |
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, Lindsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 751 |
| POP F | 301 |
| POP M | 398 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.65 |
| POP TOT | 699 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 121 |
| AREA ACRES | 67,274 |
| AREA SQ MI | 105.12 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 119 |
| BRIT IRISH | 231 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 295 |
| DUTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 108 |
| F MARRIED | 97 |
| F SINGLE | 195 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 109 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 40 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 99 |
| M SINGLE | 288 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| MENNONITES | 64 |
| METHODISTS | 168 |
| MORMONS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 280 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262050
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). "Lindsay, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-on059007-1911/.