Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Palmerston, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,665: 884 male and 781 female residents. Population density was 1659.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,292 |
| 1891 | 2,006 |
| 1901 | 1,850 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,850 |
| POP F | 781 |
| POP M | 884 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,156.25 |
| POP TOT | 1,665 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 326 |
| AREA ACRES | 919 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.44 |
| BAPTISTS | 49 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 620 |
| BRIT IRISH | 574 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 303 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DWELLINGS | 385 |
| F MARRIED | 348 |
| F SINGLE | 389 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 389 |
| FRENCH | 12 |
| GERMAN | 125 |
| LUTHERANS | 28 |
| M MARRIED | 360 |
| M SINGLE | 504 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 619 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 570 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 43 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 20 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-town-ville-on133009-1911/.