Minden, Ontario (1911 census)
Minden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.132°N, 78.177°W.
Population
In 1911, Minden had a population of 984: 42 male and 30 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 1,110 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,170 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Minden shared boundaries with:
- Burton, Dudley, Harburn & Harcourt
- Cardiff
- Dysart & Guilford
- Fenelon Falls, VL
- Herschell & McClure
- Rawdon
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 39,520 area in acres, 984 total population, 61.75 area in square miles, 42 males in the population, 30 females in the population, 26 single (never-married) males, 18 single (never-married) females, 13 families, 13 married males, 12 married females, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.17 population per square mile, 1 widowed males. 50 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 424 persons of British origin (English), 253 persons of British origin (Irish), 227 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of German origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 370 Methodists, 324 Presbyterians, 208 Anglicans (Church of England), 29 Baptists, 24 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Roman Catholics, 6 Lutherans, 5 Mennonites, 2 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 13 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262328
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). "Minden, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minden-on129016-1911/.