Ottawa, By ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)
Ottawa, By ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.431°N, 75.686°W.
Population
In 1911, Ottawa, By ward-quartier had a population of 7,632: 3,878 male and 3,754 female residents. Population density was 23850.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 7,701 |
| 1911 | 7,632 |
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 became part of Ottawa, C, 1921 (4.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ottawa, By ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,850 population per square mile, 7,632 total population, 3,878 males in the population, 3,754 females in the population, 2,413 single (never-married) males, 2,177 single (never-married) females, 1,407 families, 1,361 married males, 1,325 married females, 248 widowed females, 202 area in acres, 97 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females, 0.32 area in square miles. 7,701 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 4,952 persons of French origin, 1,044 persons of British origin (Irish), 561 persons of British origin (English), 169 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of Italian origin, 54 persons of German origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Polish origin, 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of Chinese origin, 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 650 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 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 6,121 Roman Catholics, 649 Jews, 462 Anglicans (Church of England), 193 Presbyterians, 117 Methodists, 35 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 26 Baptists, 19 Lutherans, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,311 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Ottawa, By ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-by-ward-quartier-on105001-1911/.