Pakenham, Ontario (1911 census)
Pakenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,605. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 76.360°W.
Population
In 1911, Pakenham had a population of 1,605: 808 male and 797 female residents. Population density was 15.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,442 |
| 1871 | 2,426 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,007 |
| 1901 | 1,872 |
| 1911 | 1,605 |
| 1921 | 1,518 |
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, Pakenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,934 area in acres, 1,605 total population, 808 males in the population, 797 females in the population, 508 single (never-married) males, 477 single (never-married) females, 341 families, 267 married males, 258 married females, 103.02 area in square miles, 59 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 15.58 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given. 1,872 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 1,001 persons of British origin (Irish), 399 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 144 persons of British origin (English), 39 persons of French origin, 10 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 519 Presbyterians, 464 Anglicans (Church of England), 291 Roman Catholics, 276 Methodists, 47 Baptists, 5 Lutherans, 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 338 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262528
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). "Pakenham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pakenham-on089005-1911/.