Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Owen Sound, C was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 8,776 |
| POP F | 6,225 |
| POP M | 6,333 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,313.60 |
| POP TOT | 12,558 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,816 |
| AREA ACRES | 6,120 |
| AREA SQ MI | 9.56 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 835 |
| BRETHREN | 22 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,113 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,717 |
| BRIT OTHER | 40 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,194 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 23 |
| CHRISTIANS | 13 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 202 |
| DUTCH | 94 |
| DWELLINGS | 2,715 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 2,239 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 3,388 |
| F WIDOWED | 589 |
| FAMILIES | 2,765 |
| FRENCH | 189 |
| GERMAN | 660 |
| GREEK | 13 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 11 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| ITALIAN | 7 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| JEWISH | 65 |
| JEWS | 65 |
| LUTHERANS | 31 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 2,466 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 16 |
| M SINGLE | 3,687 |
| M WIDOWED | 157 |
| MENNONITES | 67 |
| METHODISTS | 3,940 |
| MORMONS | 79 |
| NEGRO | 128 |
| PAGANS | 2 |
| POLISH | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,097 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 998 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 251 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| SWISS | 17 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 259 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 98 |
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/.