Moulton, Ontario (1911 census)
Moulton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,818. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.919°N, 79.540°W.
Population
In 1911, Moulton had a population of 1,818: 973 male and 845 female residents. Population density was 40.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,984 |
| 1881 | 1,799 |
| 1891 | 1,894 |
| 1901 | 1,931 |
| 1911 | 1,818 |
| 1921 | 1,609 |
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, Moulton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 29,059 area in acres, 1,818 total population, 973 males in the population, 845 females in the population, 543 single (never-married) males, 424 families, 394 single (never-married) females, 392 married males, 383 married females, 63 widowed females, 45.41 area in square miles, 40.04 population per square mile, 32 widowed males, 6 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,931 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 787 persons of British origin (English), 403 persons of German origin, 334 persons of British origin (Irish), 189 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 73 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 618 Methodists, 539 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 179 Anglicans (Church of England), 117 Presbyterians, 113 Baptists, 61 Disciples of Christ, 53 Roman Catholics, 36 Mennonites, 22 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 21 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 19 Congregationalists, 15 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 12 Lutherans, 8 Friends (Quakers), 5 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 416 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262388
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). "Moulton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moulton-on075005-1911/.