Orillia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Orillia, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 6,828: 3,363 male and 3,465 female residents. Population density was 6806.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,322 |
| 1881 | 2,910 |
| 1891 | 4,752 |
| 1901 | 4,907 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,907 |
| POP F | 3,465 |
| POP M | 3,363 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,731.20 |
| POP TOT | 6,828 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,368 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,600 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.50 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 350 |
| BRETHREN | 172 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,697 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,830 |
| BRIT OTHER | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,649 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 2 |
| CHINESE | 15 |
| CHRISTIANS | 23 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 12 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 72 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,446 |
| F MARRIED | 1,281 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 35 |
| F SINGLE | 1,926 |
| F WIDOWED | 223 |
| FAMILIES | 1,481 |
| FRENCH | 187 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 153 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 36 |
| JEWISH | 27 |
| JEWS | 31 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| M MARRIED | 1,336 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 32 |
| M SINGLE | 1,919 |
| M WIDOWED | 76 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,718 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| POLISH | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,967 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 958 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 114 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 79 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 24 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-town-ville-on119007-1911/.