Orillia, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Orillia, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,828. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2373358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.602°N, 79.419°W.
Population
In 1911, Orillia, T-V had a population of 6,828: 3,363 male and 3,465 female residents. Population density was 2731.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6,828 |
| 1921 | 8,774 |
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, Orillia, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,828 total population, 3,465 females in the population, 3,363 males in the population, 2,731.20 population per square mile, 1,926 single (never-married) females, 1,919 single (never-married) males, 1,600 area in acres, 1,481 families, 1,336 married males, 1,281 married females, 223 widowed females, 76 widowed males, 35 females with marital status not given, 32 males with marital status not given, 2.50 area in square miles. 4,907 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 2,697 persons of British origin (English), 1,830 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,649 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 187 persons of French origin, 153 persons of German origin, 72 persons of Dutch origin, 38 persons of British origin (other), 36 persons of Italian origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 15 persons of Chinese origin, 12 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 27 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 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). 1 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,967 Presbyterians, 1,718 Methodists, 1,368 Anglicans (Church of England), 958 Roman Catholics, 350 Baptists, 172 Brethren, 114 Salvation Army adherents, 79 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 31 Jews, 24 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 23 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 14 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 12 Congregationalists, 11 Lutherans, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Adventists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mennonites, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,446 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Gill Gaudaur | 1858–1937 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2373358
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillia
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). "Orillia, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-t-v-on119007-1911/.