Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Lindsay, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,964. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3241437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.749°W.
Population
In 1911, Lindsay, Town—Ville had a population of 6,964. Population density was 6942.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,907 |
| 1871 | 4,049 |
| 1881 | 5,080 |
| 1891 | 6,081 |
| 1901 | 7,003 |
| 1911 | 6,964 |
| 1921 | 7,620 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sherbourne & McClintock, 1901 (49.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Lindsay, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 71 |
| POP F | 14 |
| POP M | 16 |
| POP TOT | 6,964 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 14 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,394 |
| AREA ACRES | 48,852 |
| AREA SQ MI | 76.33 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 352 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,360 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,034 |
| BRIT OTHER | 21 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 967 |
| CHINESE | 8 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 64 |
| DWELLINGS | 5 |
| F MARRIED | 5 |
| F SINGLE | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 5 |
| FRENCH | 309 |
| GERMAN | 91 |
| GREEK | 6 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| ITALIAN | 25 |
| JEWISH | 20 |
| JEWS | 20 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 2,262 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,297 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,456 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 109 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 42 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3241437
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_(Ontario)
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-town-ville-on129023-1911/.