Peel, Ontario (1911 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1911, Peel had a population of 3,413: 1,787 male and 1,626 female residents. Population density was 27.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
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, Peel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,865 |
| POP F | 1,626 |
| POP M | 1,787 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.68 |
| POP TOT | 3,413 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 168 |
| AREA ACRES | 73,588 |
| AREA SQ MI | 114.98 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 950 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,288 |
| BRIT OTHER | 21 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 391 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 719 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 588 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 936 |
| F WIDOWED | 97 |
| FAMILIES | 724 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 693 |
| LUTHERANS | 92 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 594 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 1,137 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| MENNONITES | 266 |
| METHODISTS | 1,394 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 40 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 725 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 730 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Peel, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on133006-1911/.