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 42.9 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 745 |
| POP F | 384 |
| POP M | 419 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 49.51 |
| POP TOT | 803 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 64 |
| AREA ACRES | 10,384 |
| AREA SQ MI | 16.22 |
| BAPTISTS | 155 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 504 |
| BRIT IRISH | 68 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 109 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 145 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 71 |
| DWELLINGS | 216 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 175 |
| F SINGLE | 172 |
| F WIDOWED | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 20 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| M MARRIED | 179 |
| M SINGLE | 220 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 377 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 40 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 15 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
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/.