Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)
Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.446°N, 75.678°W.
Population
In 1911, Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier had a population of 2,943: 1,430 male and 1,513 female residents. Population density was 5886.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,288 |
| 1911 | 2,943 |
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, Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,886 population per square mile, 2,943 total population, 1,513 females in the population, 1,430 males in the population, 966 single (never-married) females, 932 single (never-married) males, 512 families, 472 married males, 451 married females, 322 area in acres, 86 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 9 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.50 area in square miles. 2,288 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 791 persons of French origin, 742 persons of British origin (English), 555 persons of German origin, 429 persons of British origin (Irish), 336 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,048 Roman Catholics, 615 Presbyterians, 552 Anglicans (Church of England), 545 Lutherans, 74 Methodists, 55 Baptists, 50 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Brethren, 9 Congregationalists, 6 Jews, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 494 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas C. Keefer | 1821–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118007— 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, Rideau ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-rideau-ward-quartier-on118007-1911/.