Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Oshawa, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 7,436: 3,824 male and 3,612 female residents. Population density was 1396.6 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, Town—Ville, 1921 (18.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Oshawa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,394 |
| POP F | 3,612 |
| POP M | 3,824 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,982.93 |
| POP TOT | 7,436 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,873 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,400 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3.75 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 193 |
| BRETHREN | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,915 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,083 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 768 |
| CHINESE | 5 |
| CHRISTIANS | 227 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 81 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,545 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,464 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 1,935 |
| F WIDOWED | 210 |
| FAMILIES | 1,571 |
| FRENCH | 74 |
| GERMAN | 139 |
| INDIAN | 21 |
| ITALIAN | 15 |
| JEWISH | 31 |
| JEWS | 31 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 1,511 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| M SINGLE | 2,216 |
| M WIDOWED | 86 |
| METHODISTS | 3,107 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| POLISH | 169 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 981 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 739 |
| RUSSIAN | 3 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 184 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 101 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 55 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-town-ville-on104006-1911/.