London c, Ontario (1911 census)
London c was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 46,300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.987°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1911, London c had a population of 46,300: 21,901 male and 24,399 female residents. Population density was 6962.4 people per square mile.
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 contained London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part), 1901 (3.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier 3 (part), 1901 (6.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier 4 (part), 1901 (11.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part), 1901 (9.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part city), 1901 (15.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part city), 1901 (6.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier 3 & 4 (part city), 1901 (12.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained London, C, 1921 (66.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, London c shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,300 total population, 24,399 females in the population, 21,901 males in the population, 13,207 single (never-married) females, 12,000 single (never-married) males, 10,623 families, 9,341 married males, 9,036 married females, 6,962.41 population per square mile, 4,252 area in acres, 2,078 widowed females, 495 widowed males, 57 females with marital status not given, 55 males with marital status not given, 15 legally separated females, 9 legally separated males, 6.65 area in square miles, 6 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 37,976 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 24,060 persons of British origin (English), 9,990 persons of British origin (Irish), 7,818 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,561 persons of German origin, 418 persons of Italian origin, 409 persons of French origin, 251 persons of British origin (other), 214 persons of Dutch origin, 84 persons of Russian origin, 73 persons of Chinese origin, 72 persons of Scandinavian origin, 51 persons of Greek origin, 42 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 32 persons of Polish origin, 16 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 571 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 213 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 25 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 13,106 Anglicans (Church of England), 12,960 Methodists, 8,003 Presbyterians, 5,262 Roman Catholics, 4,381 Baptists, 569 Jews, 559 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 398 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 355 Congregationalists, 292 Salvation Army adherents, 245 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 189 Lutherans, 125 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 54 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 51 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 27 Brethren, 26 Disciples of Christ, 16 Adventists, 5 Friends (Quakers), 3 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 10,339 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Carling | 1828–1911 | died here |
| William Saunders | 1836–1914 | died here |
| John Labatt | 1838–1915 | died here |
| Thomas Coffey | 1843–1914 | died here |
| John Bamlet Smallman | 1849–1916 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON094001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "London c, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-c-on094001-1911/.