Markdale, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Markdale, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6770590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.319°N, 80.665°W.
Population
In 1911, Markdale, VL had a population of 925: 474 male and 451 female residents. Population density was 625.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 892 |
| 1911 | 925 |
| 1921 | 882 |
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, Markdale, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 950 area in acres, 925 total population, 625 population per square mile, 474 males in the population, 451 females in the population, 243 single (never-married) males, 228 families, 227 single (never-married) females, 197 married males, 176 married females, 42 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 13 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given, 1.48 area in square miles. 892 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 370 persons of British origin (Irish), 341 persons of British origin (English), 154 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 416 Methodists, 271 Presbyterians, 154 Anglicans (Church of England), 45 Roman Catholics, 18 Baptists, 16 Lutherans, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 223 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Simpson Sproule | 1843–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6770590
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdale
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). "Markdale, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markdale-vl-on072009-1911/.