Penetanguishene, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Penetanguishene, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 3,568: 1,815 male and 1,753 female residents. Population density was 3557.0 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,422 |
| POP F | 1,753 |
| POP M | 1,815 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,331.34 |
| POP TOT | 3,568 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 678 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,716 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 24 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 944 |
| BRIT IRISH | 513 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 271 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DUTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 606 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 652 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| F SINGLE | 1,026 |
| F WIDOWED | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 632 |
| FRENCH | 1,571 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 159 |
| GREEK | 5 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| ITALIAN | 14 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 31 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 618 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 15 |
| M SINGLE | 1,134 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 397 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 344 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,053 |
| RUSSIAN | 4 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 57 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-town-ville-on119008-1911/.