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 44.460°N, 76.540°W.
Population
In 1911, Olden had a population of 990: 1,079 male and 993 female residents. Population density was 18.0 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,248 area in acres, 1,079 males in the population, 993 females in the population, 990 total population, 623 single (never-married) males, 511 single (never-married) females, 500 families, 415 married males, 402 married females, 114.45 area in square miles, 72 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 18 population per square mile, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 legally separated females, 2 divorced males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated males. 2,144 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 322 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of German origin, 224 persons of British origin (English), 101 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 796 Methodists, 145 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Roman Catholics, 21 Presbyterians, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 495 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.