Oakville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Oakville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,372. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.460°N, 79.670°W.
Population
In 1911, Oakville, T-V had a population of 2,372: 1,219 male and 1,153 female residents. Population density was 1168.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,450 |
| 1871 | 1,684 |
| 1881 | 1,710 |
| 1891 | 1,823 |
| 1901 | 1,643 |
| 1911 | 2,372 |
| 1921 | 3,298 |
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, Oakville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,372 total population, 1,300 area in acres, 1,219 males in the population, 1,168.47 population per square mile, 1,153 females in the population, 696 single (never-married) males, 655 single (never-married) females, 500 families, 438 married males, 396 married females, 80 widowed females, 56 widowed males, 29 males with marital status not given, 21 females with marital status not given, 2.03 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 1,643 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 1,457 persons of British origin (English), 374 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 334 persons of British origin (Irish), 31 persons of Italian origin, 25 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 9 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Chinese origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 50 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. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 7 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 864 Anglicans (Church of England), 732 Methodists, 434 Presbyterians, 260 Roman Catholics, 43 Baptists, 36 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Jews, 5 Lutherans, 3 Disciples of Christ, 3 Friends (Quakers), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 493 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843-1933) | 1843–1933 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424984
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville_(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). "Oakville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakville-t-v-on076006-1911/.