Lister, Ontario (1911 census)
Lister was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,082. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262057. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 78.559°W.
Population
In 1911, Lister had a population of 3,082: 93 male and 3 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,082 |
| 1921 | 17 |
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 McKim, 1901 (3.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Lister shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 52,812 area in acres, 3,082 total population, 93 males in the population, 82.52 area in square miles, 78 single (never-married) males, 12 married males, 8 families, 3 females in the population, 3 widowed males, 2 married females, 1.16 population per square mile, 1 single (never-married) females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 620 persons of Italian origin, 549 persons of British origin (English), 537 persons of Russian origin, 319 persons of British origin (Irish), 290 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 260 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 251 persons of French origin, 126 persons of Polish origin, 72 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 3 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 1,482 Roman Catholics, 556 Lutherans, 394 Anglicans (Church of England), 337 Presbyterians, 259 Methodists, 21 Baptists, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Jews, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 8 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099094— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262057
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). "Lister, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lister-on099094-1911/.