Pelham, Ontario (1911 census)
Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,815. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.
Population
In 1911, Pelham had a population of 2,815: 1,499 male and 1,316 female residents. Population density was 56.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 1901 | 2,490 |
| 1911 | 2,815 |
| 1921 | 2,936 |
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, Pelham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,490 |
| POP F | 1,316 |
| POP M | 1,499 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 57.90 |
| POP TOT | 2,815 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 295 |
| AREA ACRES | 31,115 |
| AREA SQ MI | 48.62 |
| BAPTISTS | 239 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,249 |
| BRIT IRISH | 226 |
| BRIT OTHER | 23 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 270 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES | 102 |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 657 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 607 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 613 |
| F WIDOWED | 93 |
| FAMILIES | 685 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| FRIENDS | 160 |
| GERMAN | 1,025 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 36 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 621 |
| M SINGLE | 825 |
| M WIDOWED | 48 |
| MENNONITES | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,049 |
| MORMONS | 15 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 601 |
| PROTESTANTS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 32 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 246 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448041
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(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). "Pelham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on132004-1911/.