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 15.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,872 |
| POP F | 797 |
| POP M | 808 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 15.58 |
| POP TOT | 1,605 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 464 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,934 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103.02 |
| BAPTISTS | 47 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 144 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,001 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 399 |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 338 |
| F MARRIED | 258 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 477 |
| F WIDOWED | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 341 |
| FRENCH | 39 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 267 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 508 |
| M WIDOWED | 29 |
| METHODISTS | 276 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 519 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 291 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
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/.