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 57.9 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 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 31,115 area in acres, 2,815 total population, 1,499 males in the population, 1,316 females in the population, 825 single (never-married) males, 685 families, 621 married males, 613 single (never-married) females, 607 married females, 93 widowed females, 57.90 population per square mile, 48.62 area in square miles, 48 widowed males, 3 legally separated males, 2 divorced males, 2 legally separated females, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,490 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 1,249 persons of British origin (English), 1,025 persons of German origin, 270 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 226 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,049 Methodists, 601 Presbyterians, 295 Anglicans (Church of England), 246 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 239 Baptists, 160 Friends (Quakers), 102 Disciples of Christ, 36 Lutherans, 32 Roman Catholics, 19 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Adventists, 7 Mennonites, 5 Congregationalists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 657 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.