Malahide, Ontario (1911 census)
Malahide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.742°N, 80.944°W.
Population
In 1911, Malahide had a population of 3,509: 1,782 male and 1,727 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,050 |
| 1861 | 5,320 |
| 1871 | 5,554 |
| 1881 | 4,415 |
| 1891 | 3,851 |
| 1901 | 3,795 |
| 1911 | 3,509 |
| 1921 | 3,191 |
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, Malahide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,319 area in acres, 3,509 total population, 1,782 males in the population, 1,727 females in the population, 933 single (never-married) males, 852 families, 835 single (never-married) females, 781 married males, 762 married females, 129 widowed females, 103.62 area in square miles, 66 widowed males, 33.86 population per square mile, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,795 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 1,918 persons of British origin (English), 537 persons of British origin (Irish), 435 persons of German origin, 344 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 186 persons of Dutch origin, 62 persons of French origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 3 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,069 Methodists, 978 Baptists, 266 Anglicans (Church of England), 85 Presbyterians, 30 Disciples of Christ, 21 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Mennonites, 17 Roman Catholics, 9 Friends (Quakers), 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Congregationalists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 839 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262134
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). "Malahide, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malahide-on065003-1911/.