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 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1911, Palmerston had a population of 361: 641 male and 573 female residents. Population density was 16.4 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Palmerston & Canonto, 1901 (49.3% share).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,218 area in acres, 641 males in the population, 573 females in the population, 404 single (never-married) males, 361 total population, 333 single (never-married) females, 247 families, 217 married males, 211 married females, 73.78 area in square miles, 29 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 16.45 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,358 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 158 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 263 Presbyterians, 51 Methodists, 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Roman Catholics, 2 Brethren, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 247 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.