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 58.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,735 |
| 1861 | 9,666 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 107,477 area in acres, 9,785 total population, 4,970 males in the population, 4,815 females in the population, 2,936 single (never-married) males, 2,614 single (never-married) females, 2,012 families, 1,897 married females, 1,857 married males, 284 widowed females, 167.93 area in square miles, 154 widowed males, 58.26 population per square mile, 21 males with marital status not given, 17 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced females. 8,878 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 4,323 persons of British origin (English), 2,615 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,288 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 145 persons of German origin, 113 persons of Scandinavian origin, 111 persons of British origin (other), 105 persons of Dutch origin, 73 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 74 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. 3 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.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,536 Methodists, 2,393 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,096 Presbyterians, 929 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 715 Roman Catholics, 693 Baptists, 93 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 48 Lutherans, 32 Congregationalists, 20 Brethren, 20 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 19 Salvation Army adherents, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 13 Adventists, 13 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 7 Disciples of Christ, 3 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,991 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lewis Sifton | 1858–1921 | born here |
| Thomas Walter Scott | 1867–1938 | born here |
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/.