Niagara, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Niagara, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.254°N, 79.080°W.
Population
In 1911, Niagara, T-V had a population of 1,318: 579 male and 739 female residents. Population density was 934.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,318 |
| 1921 | 1,357 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,318 total population, 934.75 population per square mile, 900 area in acres, 739 females in the population, 579 males in the population, 422 single (never-married) females, 337 families, 332 single (never-married) males, 223 married females, 221 married males, 94 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 1.41 area in square miles. 1,258 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 761 persons of British origin (English), 283 persons of British origin (Irish), 166 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of German origin, 20 persons of French origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 2 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 701 Anglicans (Church of England), 233 Roman Catholics, 195 Methodists, 155 Presbyterians, 15 Baptists, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Lutherans, 4 Congregationalists, 4 Mennonites, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 334 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | died here |
| George Sleeman | 1841–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448372
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
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, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-t-v-on093010-1911/.