Oakland, Ontario (1911 census)
Oakland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 803. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.045°N, 80.338°W.
Population
In 1911, Oakland had a population of 803: 419 male and 384 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 840 |
| 1861 | 1,087 |
| 1871 | 1,104 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 745 |
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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, Oakland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,384 area in acres, 803 total population, 419 males in the population, 384 females in the population, 221 families, 220 single (never-married) males, 179 married males, 175 married females, 172 single (never-married) females, 49.51 population per square mile, 36 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 16.22 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 745 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 504 persons of British origin (English), 109 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of Dutch origin, 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 20 persons of German origin, 5 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin. 10 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 377 Methodists, 155 Baptists, 145 Congregationalists, 64 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 Presbyterians, 15 Roman Catholics, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 216 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262485
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). "Oakland, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakland-on057001-1911/.