Minto, Ontario (1911 census)
Minto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,665. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2184124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.911°N, 80.870°W.
Population
In 1911, Minto had a population of 2,665: 1,399 male and 1,266 female residents. Population density was 23.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,341 |
| 1871 | 4,861 |
| 1881 | 4,443 |
| 1891 | 3,637 |
| 1901 | 3,128 |
| 1911 | 2,665 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
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, Minto 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 71,282 area in acres, 2,665 total population, 1,399 males in the population, 1,266 females in the population, 875 single (never-married) males, 717 single (never-married) females, 566 families, 479 married females, 478 married males, 111.38 area in square miles, 64 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 23.93 population per square mile, 10 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given. 3,128 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 834 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 793 persons of British origin (English), 720 persons of British origin (Irish), 310 persons of German origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,173 Presbyterians, 746 Methodists, 180 Roman Catholics, 178 Anglicans (Church of England), 159 Lutherans, 70 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 60 Baptists, 51 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 19 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 15 Disciples of Christ, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 565 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2184124
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_(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). "Minto, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minto-on133005-1911/.