Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Owen Sound, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 12,558. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1911, Owen Sound, C had a population of 12,558: 6,333 male and 6,225 female residents. Population density was 1313.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,369 |
| 1881 | 4,426 |
| 1891 | 7,497 |
| 1901 | 8,776 |
| 1911 | 12,558 |
| 1921 | 12,190 |
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, Owen Sound, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,558 total population, 6,333 males in the population, 6,225 females in the population, 6,120 area in acres, 3,687 single (never-married) males, 3,388 single (never-married) females, 2,765 families, 2,466 married males, 2,239 married females, 1,313.60 population per square mile, 589 widowed females, 157 widowed males, 16 males with marital status not given, 9.56 area in square miles, 5 legally separated males, 4 females with marital status not given, 4 legally separated females, 2 divorced males, 1 divorced females. 8,776 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 4,113 persons of British origin (English), 3,717 persons of British origin (Irish), 3,194 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 660 persons of German origin, 189 persons of French origin, 94 persons of Dutch origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 23 persons of Chinese origin, 17 persons of Swiss origin, 13 persons of Greek origin, 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 128 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. 65 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 5 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.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,097 Presbyterians, 3,940 Methodists, 1,816 Anglicans (Church of England), 998 Roman Catholics, 835 Baptists, 259 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 251 Salvation Army adherents, 202 Disciples of Christ, 98 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 79 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 67 Mennonites, 65 Jews, 31 Lutherans, 22 Brethren, 13 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Congregationalists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,715 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew McCauley | 1850–1930 | born here |
| Edward Joseph Kylie | 1880–1916 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
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). "Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-c-on073007-1911/.