Niagara, Ontario (1911 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.200°N, 79.107°W.
Population
In 1911, Niagara had a population of 2,152: 1,169 male and 983 female residents. Population density was 55.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,845 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 2,152 |
| 1921 | 3,041 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 25,007 area in acres, 2,152 total population, 1,169 males in the population, 983 females in the population, 680 single (never-married) males, 503 families, 495 single (never-married) females, 440 married males, 425 married females, 63 widowed females, 55.08 population per square mile, 48 widowed males, 39.07 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,897 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 972 persons of British origin (English), 417 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 319 persons of British origin (Irish), 185 persons of German origin, 108 persons of Dutch origin, 79 persons of Italian origin, 23 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 689 Anglicans (Church of England), 620 Methodists, 466 Presbyterians, 201 Roman Catholics, 147 Baptists, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Disciples of Christ, 4 Lutherans, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 503 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William James Fitzgerald | 1888–1926 | born here |
| Velma Springstead | 1906–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126008— 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). "Niagara, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on093008-1911/.