Otonabee, Ontario (1911 census)
Otonabee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,397. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.263°N, 78.205°W.
Population
In 1911, Otonabee had a population of 1,397: 1,723 male and 1,564 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,872 |
| 1861 | 4,261 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 4,013 |
| 1891 | 3,652 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 1,397 |
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, Otonabee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,659 area in acres, 1,723 males in the population, 1,564 females in the population, 1,397 total population, 1,087 single (never-married) males, 914 single (never-married) females, 697 families, 576 married males, 562 married females, 110.41 area in square miles, 76 widowed females, 56 widowed males, 29.77 population per square mile, 11 females with marital status not given, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,456 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 591 persons of British origin (English), 426 persons of British origin (Irish), 263 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of Italian origin, 44 persons of French origin, 20 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 565 Methodists, 273 Presbyterians, 270 Anglicans (Church of England), 189 Roman Catholics, 100 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 695 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Jane Creighton | 1840–1929 | born here |
| Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle | 1858–1939 | born here |
| Jessie Knox Munro | 1861–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262520
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). "Otonabee, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/otonabee-on112009-1911/.