Penetanguishene, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Penetanguishene, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,568. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2991780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 79.937°W.
Population
In 1911, Penetanguishene, T-V had a population of 3,568: 1,815 male and 1,753 female residents. Population density was 1331.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1891 | 2,110 |
| 1901 | 2,422 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 4,037 |
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, Penetanguishene, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,568 total population, 1,815 males in the population, 1,753 females in the population, 1,716 area in acres, 1,331.34 population per square mile, 1,134 single (never-married) males, 1,026 single (never-married) females, 652 married females, 632 families, 618 married males, 69 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 15 males with marital status not given, 5 females with marital status not given, 2.68 area in square miles, 2 legally separated males, 1 legally separated females. 2,422 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 1,571 persons of French origin, 944 persons of British origin (English), 513 persons of British origin (Irish), 271 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 159 persons of German origin, 14 persons of Italian origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,053 Roman Catholics, 678 Anglicans (Church of England), 397 Methodists, 344 Presbyterians, 57 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 31 Lutherans, 24 Baptists, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Brethren, 4 Disciples of Christ, 2 Jews, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 606 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2991780
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
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). "Penetanguishene, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-t-v-on119008-1911/.