Oxford, Ontario (1911 census)
Oxford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,503. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.952°N, 75.677°W.
Population
In 1911, Oxford had a population of 2,503: 1,230 male and 1,273 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,496 |
| 1861 | 4,467 |
| 1871 | 4,051 |
| 1881 | 3,785 |
| 1891 | 3,307 |
| 1901 | 2,920 |
| 1911 | 2,503 |
| 1921 | 2,381 |
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, Oxford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,640 area in acres, 2,503 total population, 1,273 females in the population, 1,230 males in the population, 673 single (never-married) females, 660 single (never-married) males, 615 families, 495 married males, 482 married females, 116 widowed females, 101 area in square miles, 46 widowed males, 29 males with marital status not given, 24.78 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 2,920 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 1,900 persons of British origin (Irish), 257 persons of British origin (English), 183 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of French origin, 35 persons of German origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 837 Methodists, 685 Anglicans (Church of England), 619 Presbyterians, 316 Roman Catholics, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Salvation Army adherents, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Baptists, 6 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 611 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Walter Harris | 1845–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113004— 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). "Oxford, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-on071004-1911/.