Moore, Ontario (1911 census)
Moore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,771. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262361. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.837°N, 82.351°W.
Population
In 1911, Moore had a population of 3,771: 1,987 male and 1,784 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,258 |
| 1861 | 2,873 |
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 5,146 |
| 1891 | 5,079 |
| 1901 | 4,795 |
| 1911 | 3,771 |
| 1921 | 3,611 |
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, Moore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,295 area in acres, 3,771 total population, 1,987 males in the population, 1,784 females in the population, 1,182 single (never-married) males, 966 single (never-married) females, 915 families, 699 married males, 693 married females, 125 widowed females, 114.52 area in square miles, 70 widowed males, 36 males with marital status not given, 32.93 population per square mile. 4,795 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 1,485 persons of British origin (English), 1,088 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 912 persons of British origin (Irish), 137 persons of German origin, 77 persons of French origin, 28 persons of Polish origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,560 Presbyterians, 1,179 Methodists, 449 Anglicans (Church of England), 362 Roman Catholics, 155 Baptists, 33 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Congregationalists, 4 Brethren, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Lutherans, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 908 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262361
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). "Moore, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moore-on088002-1911/.