London, Ontario (1911 census)
London was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,785. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.075°N, 81.301°W.
Population
In 1911, London had a population of 9,785: 4,970 male and 4,815 female residents. Population density was 56.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 10,991 |
| 1881 | 9,599 |
| 1891 | 8,934 |
| 1901 | 8,878 |
| 1911 | 9,785 |
| 1921 | 7,201 |
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, London shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 8,878 |
| POP F | 4,815 |
| POP M | 4,970 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 58.26 |
| POP TOT | 9,785 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 13 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,393 |
| AREA ACRES | 107,477 |
| AREA SQ MI | 167.93 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 693 |
| BRETHREN | 20 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,323 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,615 |
| BRIT OTHER | 111 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,288 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 32 |
| DISCIPLES | 7 |
| DUTCH | 105 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,991 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 1,897 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 17 |
| F SINGLE | 2,614 |
| F WIDOWED | 284 |
| FAMILIES | 2,012 |
| FRENCH | 73 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 145 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 48 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 1,857 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 21 |
| M SINGLE | 2,936 |
| M WIDOWED | 154 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 3,536 |
| MORMONS | 20 |
| NEGRO | 74 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,096 |
| PROTESTANTS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 715 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 19 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 113 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 929 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262072
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, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-on095002-1911/.