Nottawasaga, Ontario (1911 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.386°N, 80.166°W.
Population
In 1911, Nottawasaga had a population of 4,432: 2,306 male and 2,126 female residents. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
- Collingwood
- Collingwood, Town—Ville
- Creemore, VL
- Melancthon
- Mulmur
- Osprey
- Stayner, Village
- Sunnidale
- Tossorontio
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,342 |
| POP F | 2,126 |
| POP M | 2,306 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.02 |
| POP TOT | 4,432 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 639 |
| AREA ACRES | 94,480 |
| AREA SQ MI | 147.63 |
| BAPTISTS | 288 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,230 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,555 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,209 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| DISCIPLES | 30 |
| DUTCH | 71 |
| DWELLINGS | 973 |
| F MARRIED | 813 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 1,187 |
| F WIDOWED | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 978 |
| FRENCH | 15 |
| GERMAN | 320 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 807 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 1,424 |
| M WIDOWED | 70 |
| MENNONITES | 90 |
| METHODISTS | 1,462 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,754 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 123 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on120002-1911/.