Niagara Falls, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Niagara Falls, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,248. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q274120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.107°N, 79.072°W.
Population
In 1911, Niagara Falls, C had a population of 9,248: 4,732 male and 4,516 female residents. Population density was 5571.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 9,248 |
| 1921 | 14,764 |
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, Niagara Falls, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 9,248 total population, 5,571.08 population per square mile, 4,732 males in the population, 4,516 females in the population, 2,658 single (never-married) males, 2,356 single (never-married) females, 2,023 families, 1,940 married males, 1,853 married females, 1,062 area in acres, 294 widowed females, 112 widowed males, 17 males with marital status not given, 9 females with marital status not given, 4 legally separated males, 3 legally separated females, 1.66 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 5,702 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 4,075 persons of British origin (English), 1,604 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,397 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 949 persons of German origin, 642 persons of Italian origin, 140 persons of French origin, 74 persons of Dutch origin, 52 persons of British origin (other), 27 persons of Scandinavian origin, 21 persons of Polish origin, 20 persons of Chinese origin, 19 persons of Russian origin, 15 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 5 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin. 132 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 44 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 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 3,316 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,766 Methodists, 1,749 Roman Catholics, 1,622 Presbyterians, 370 Baptists, 109 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 87 Lutherans, 69 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 44 Jews, 41 Salvation Army adherents, 25 Disciples of Christ, 24 Congregationalists, 22 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Brethren, 3 Adventists, 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,976 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | buried here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q274120
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls_(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). "Niagara Falls, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-falls-c-on132009-1911/.