Orangeville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Orangeville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,340. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2470087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.907°N, 80.113°W.
Population
In 1911, Orangeville, T-V had a population of 2,340: 1,136 male and 1,204 female residents. Population density was 866.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,340 |
| 1921 | 2,187 |
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, Orangeville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,340 total population, 1,731 area in acres, 1,204 females in the population, 1,136 males in the population, 866.67 population per square mile, 616 single (never-married) females, 609 families, 602 single (never-married) males, 461 married males, 455 married females, 124 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 14 males with marital status not given, 7 females with marital status not given, 2.70 area in square miles, 2 legally separated females. 2,511 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 1,206 persons of British origin (Irish), 660 persons of British origin (English), 343 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 67 persons of German origin, 29 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 728 Presbyterians, 715 Methodists, 673 Anglicans (Church of England), 103 Baptists, 68 Roman Catholics, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Disciples of Christ, 5 Jews, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 598 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maitland Stewart McCarthy | 1872–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2470087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville
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). "Orangeville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-t-v-on062007-1911/.