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 6.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,274 area in acres, 699 total population, 398 males in the population, 301 females in the population, 288 single (never-married) males, 195 single (never-married) females, 109 families, 105.12 area in square miles, 99 married males, 97 married females, 11 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 6.65 population per square mile. 751 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 295 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 231 persons of British origin (Irish), 119 persons of British origin (English), 40 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 280 Presbyterians, 168 Methodists, 121 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Mennonites, 26 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Roman Catholics, 7 Lutherans, 4 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 108 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.