Medonte, Ontario (1911 census)
Medonte was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,361. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262292. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 79.668°W.
Population
In 1911, Medonte had a population of 3,361: 1,743 male and 1,618 female residents. Population density was 29.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,116 |
| 1861 | 1,638 |
| 1871 | 2,541 |
| 1881 | 3,632 |
| 1891 | 4,514 |
| 1901 | 4,451 |
| 1911 | 3,361 |
| 1921 | 2,723 |
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, Medonte 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 72,610 area in acres, 3,361 total population, 1,743 males in the population, 1,618 females in the population, 1,042 single (never-married) males, 913 single (never-married) females, 742 families, 655 married males, 625 married females, 113.45 area in square miles, 80 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 29.63 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 4,451 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 1,252 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,212 persons of British origin (English), 758 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 18 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 13 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 1,227 Methodists, 788 Presbyterians, 680 Anglicans (Church of England), 430 Roman Catholics, 104 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 57 Brethren, 42 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Jews, 11 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 734 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Samuel Benfield Steele | 1848–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262292
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). "Medonte, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medonte-on119002-1911/.