Malden, Ontario (1911 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,371. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.072°N, 83.045°W.
Population
In 1911, Malden had a population of 1,371: 698 male and 673 female residents. Population density was 39.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,175 area in acres, 1,371 total population, 698 males in the population, 673 females in the population, 415 single (never-married) males, 362 single (never-married) females, 300 families, 270 married females, 270 married males, 41 widowed females, 39.57 population per square mile, 34.65 area in square miles, 12 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 1,489 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 537 persons of French origin, 346 persons of British origin (English), 208 persons of British origin (Irish), 202 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Swiss origin. 16 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 627 Roman Catholics, 400 Methodists, 176 Anglicans (Church of England), 131 Presbyterians, 27 Baptists, 8 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 297 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262135
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). "Malden, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on068006-1911/.