Melancthon, Ontario (1911 census)
Melancthon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6811207. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 80.291°W.
Population
In 1911, Melancthon had a population of 3,080: 1,621 male and 1,459 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 2,043 |
| 1881 | 3,099 |
| 1891 | 3,822 |
| 1901 | 3,831 |
| 1911 | 3,080 |
| 1921 | 2,804 |
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, Melancthon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,199 area in acres, 3,080 total population, 1,621 males in the population, 1,459 females in the population, 988 single (never-married) males, 804 single (never-married) females, 699 families, 591 married males, 583 married females, 109.69 area in square miles, 72 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 28.08 population per square mile. 3,831 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 1,380 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,128 persons of British origin (English), 459 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 74 persons of German origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 4 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 1,300 Methodists, 1,051 Presbyterians, 331 Anglicans (Church of England), 155 Roman Catholics, 101 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 85 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 20 Mennonites, 13 Baptists, 11 Disciples of Christ, 6 Brethren, 3 Adventists, 2 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 683 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6811207
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melancthon,_Ontario
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). "Melancthon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/melancthon-on062004-1911/.