Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Mount Forest, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6920786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.970°N, 80.730°W.
Population
In 1911, Mount Forest, Town—Ville had a population of 1,839: 863 male and 976 female residents. Population density was 1833.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,170 |
| 1891 | 2,214 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
| 1911 | 1,839 |
| 1921 | 1,718 |
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, Mount Forest, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,019 |
| POP F | 976 |
| POP M | 863 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 832.12 |
| POP TOT | 1,839 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 259 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,414 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.21 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 133 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 467 |
| BRIT IRISH | 680 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 513 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 465 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 351 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 537 |
| F WIDOWED | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 472 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| GERMAN | 101 |
| ITALIAN | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 371 |
| M SINGLE | 459 |
| M WIDOWED | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 542 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 589 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 270 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 45 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6920786
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Forest,_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). "Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-town-ville-on133008-1911/.