Metcalfe, Ontario (1911 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1911, Metcalfe had a population of 1,358: 723 male and 635 female residents. Population density was 24.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 35,635 area in acres, 1,358 total population, 723 males in the population, 635 females in the population, 448 single (never-married) males, 349 single (never-married) females, 320 families, 244 married males, 239 married females, 55.68 area in square miles, 45 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 24.39 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,562 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 467 persons of British origin (Irish), 462 persons of British origin (English), 391 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 515 Presbyterians, 480 Methodists, 239 Anglicans (Church of England), 77 Roman Catholics, 29 Baptists, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 320 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on097004-1911/.