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 23.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,920 |
| POP F | 1,273 |
| POP M | 1,230 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 24.78 |
| POP TOT | 2,503 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 685 |
| AREA ACRES | 64,640 |
| AREA SQ MI | 101 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 257 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,900 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 183 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 28 |
| DWELLINGS | 611 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 482 |
| F SINGLE | 673 |
| F WIDOWED | 116 |
| FAMILIES | 615 |
| FRENCH | 48 |
| GERMAN | 35 |
| ITALIAN | 20 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 495 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 29 |
| M SINGLE | 660 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| METHODISTS | 837 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 619 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 316 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 14 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 14 |
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/.