Mountain, Ontario (1911 census)
Mountain was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,077. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.054°N, 75.458°W.
Population
In 1911, Mountain had a population of 3,077: 1,573 male and 1,504 female residents. Population density was 34.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 3,683 |
| 1871 | 3,259 |
| 1881 | 3,719 |
| 1891 | 3,422 |
| 1901 | 3,427 |
| 1911 | 3,077 |
| 1921 | 2,965 |
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, Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,477 area in acres, 3,077 total population, 1,573 males in the population, 1,504 females in the population, 913 single (never-married) males, 803 single (never-married) females, 698 families, 631 married females, 631 married males, 89.80 area in square miles, 67 widowed females, 34.27 population per square mile, 29 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,427 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 1,556 persons of British origin (Irish), 472 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 456 persons of British origin (English), 310 persons of Dutch origin, 213 persons of French origin, 53 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,603 Methodists, 911 Presbyterians, 255 Roman Catholics, 176 Anglicans (Church of England), 70 Baptists, 37 Lutherans, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 687 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Blow | 1862–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Mountain, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mountain-on063002-1911/.