Ottawa, Central ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)
Ottawa, Central ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 10,343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 75.690°W.
Population
In 1911, Ottawa, Central ward-quartier had a population of 10,343: 4,694 male and 5,649 female residents. Population density was 13892.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 10,798 |
| 1911 | 10,343 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ottawa, Central ward-quartier, 1901 (74.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ottawa, C, 1921 (8.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ottawa, Central ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Ottawa E Ottawa city part
- Ottawa, Capital ward-quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 10,798 |
| POP F | 5,649 |
| POP M | 4,694 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9,850.48 |
| POP TOT | 10,343 |
Other recorded variables (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,073 |
| AREA ACRES | 675 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.05 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 356 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,074 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,007 |
| BRIT OTHER | 57 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,295 |
| CHINESE | 62 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 93 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DUTCH | 32 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,802 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 10 |
| F MARRIED | 1,648 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 3,553 |
| F WIDOWED | 430 |
| FAMILIES | 2,036 |
| FRENCH | 786 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 262 |
| GREEK | 13 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 16 |
| ITALIAN | 19 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| JEWISH | 97 |
| JEWS | 88 |
| LUTHERANS | 107 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 1,637 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 2,948 |
| M WIDOWED | 104 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,305 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| POLISH | 31 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,435 |
| PROTESTANTS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,607 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 27 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 21 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 563 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 173 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105003_1901— 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, Central ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-central-ward-quartier-on105003-1911/.