Olden, Ontario (1911 census)
Olden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 76.799°W.
Population
In 1911, Olden had a population of 990. Population density was 8.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 435 |
| 1871 | 560 |
| 1881 | 829 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 990 |
| 1921 | 891 |
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, Olden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,144 |
| POP F | 993 |
| POP M | 1,079 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 18 |
| POP TOT | 990 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 145 |
| AREA ACRES | 73,248 |
| AREA SQ MI | 114.45 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 224 |
| BRIT IRISH | 322 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 101 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 11 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 495 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 402 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 511 |
| F WIDOWED | 72 |
| FAMILIES | 500 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| GERMAN | 318 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 415 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 623 |
| M WIDOWED | 36 |
| METHODISTS | 796 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 21 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262494
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). "Olden, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/olden-on069011-1911/.