Mornington, Ontario (1911 census)
Mornington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 80.871°W.
Population
In 1911, Mornington had a population of 2,900: 1,472 male and 1,428 female residents. Population density was 35.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1911 | 2,900 |
| 1921 | 2,583 |
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, Mornington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,928 area in acres, 2,900 total population, 1,472 males in the population, 1,428 females in the population, 900 single (never-married) males, 825 single (never-married) females, 614 families, 526 married males, 511 married females, 90 widowed females, 81.14 area in square miles, 44 widowed males, 35.74 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 3,246 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 1,099 persons of German origin, 967 persons of British origin (Irish), 487 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 309 persons of British origin (English), 30 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,061 Presbyterians, 560 Methodists, 358 Roman Catholics, 324 Mennonites, 318 Lutherans, 241 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Baptists, 3 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 612 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262370
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). "Mornington, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mornington-on110004-1911/.