North Bay, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
North Bay, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,737. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q912253. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.318°N, 80.227°W.
Population
In 1911, North Bay, T-V had a population of 7,737: 254 male and 195 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,530 |
| 1911 | 7,737 |
| 1921 | 10,692 |
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, North Bay, T-V shared boundaries with:
- Bear Creek
- Carman, Langmuir & Thomas
- Clergue, Walker & Taylor
- Haileybury, T-V
- Hislop, Munro, Playfair & Guibord
- Larder Lake Mining Div.
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 27,402 area in acres, 7,737 total population, 254 males in the population, 195 females in the population, 171 single (never-married) males, 119 single (never-married) females, 97 families, 76 married males, 67 married females, 42.82 area in square miles, 10.49 population per square mile, 9 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. 151 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 2,080 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,712 persons of British origin (English), 1,446 persons of French origin, 1,419 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 293 persons of Italian origin, 259 persons of German origin, 53 persons of Chinese origin, 24 persons of Scandinavian origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 35 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 3,087 Roman Catholics, 1,760 Presbyterians, 1,177 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,168 Methodists, 355 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 293 Baptists, 85 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 36 Lutherans, 35 Jews, 32 Salvation Army adherents, 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Congregationalists, 4 Brethren, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 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 97 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099100— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130091— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q912253
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bay,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bay_(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). "North Bay, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/north-bay-t-v-on099100-1911/.