Oshawa, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Oshawa, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,436. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q211867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.892°N, 78.856°W.
Population
In 1911, Oshawa, T-V had a population of 7,436: 3,824 male and 3,612 female residents. Population density was 1982.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 2,009 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,992 |
| 1891 | 4,066 |
| 1901 | 4,394 |
| 1911 | 7,436 |
| 1921 | 11,940 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Oshawa, T-V, 1921 (18.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Oshawa, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,436 total population, 3,824 males in the population, 3,612 females in the population, 2,400 area in acres, 2,216 single (never-married) males, 1,982.93 population per square mile, 1,935 single (never-married) females, 1,571 families, 1,511 married males, 1,464 married females, 210 widowed females, 86 widowed males, 8 males with marital status not given, 3.75 area in square miles, 3 legally separated males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 4,394 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 4,915 persons of British origin (English), 1,083 persons of British origin (Irish), 768 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 169 persons of Polish origin, 139 persons of German origin, 81 persons of Dutch origin, 74 persons of French origin, 27 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 31 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 21 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 3,107 Methodists, 1,873 Anglicans (Church of England), 981 Presbyterians, 739 Roman Catholics, 227 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 193 Baptists, 184 Salvation Army adherents, 101 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 55 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 31 Jews, 17 Brethren, 6 Disciples of Christ, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,545 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert McLaughlin | 1836–1921 | died here |
| Patrick Burns | 1856–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q211867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
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). "Oshawa, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-t-v-on104006-1911/.