Palmerston, Ontario (1911 census)
Palmerston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 361. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.957°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1911, Palmerston had a population of 361. Population density was 3.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 361 |
| 1921 | 639 |
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, Palmerston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,358 |
| POP F | 573 |
| POP M | 641 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 16.45 |
| POP TOT | 361 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 38 |
| AREA ACRES | 47,218 |
| AREA SQ MI | 73.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 45 |
| BRIT IRISH | 116 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 158 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 247 |
| F MARRIED | 211 |
| F SINGLE | 333 |
| F WIDOWED | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 247 |
| FRENCH | 32 |
| GERMAN | 2 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 217 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 404 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 51 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 263 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111012_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262530
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). "Palmerston, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-on069013-1911/.