Palmerston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Palmerston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,665. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7128296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.828°N, 80.849°W.
Population
In 1911, Palmerston, T-V had a population of 1,665: 884 male and 781 female residents. Population density was 1156.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,665 |
| 1921 | 1,523 |
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, T-V 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 1,665 total population, 1,156.25 population per square mile, 919 area in acres, 884 males in the population, 781 females in the population, 504 single (never-married) males, 389 families, 389 single (never-married) females, 360 married males, 348 married females, 44 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 1.44 area in square miles. 1,850 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 620 persons of British origin (English), 574 persons of British origin (Irish), 303 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 125 persons of German origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 619 Methodists, 570 Presbyterians, 326 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Baptists, 43 Roman Catholics, 28 Lutherans, 20 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 385 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7128296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(Ontario)
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, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-t-v-on133009-1911/.