Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Perth, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1911, Perth, Town—Ville had a population of 3,588: 1,631 male and 1,957 female residents. Population density was 3036.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,916 |
| 1861 | 2,465 |
| 1871 | 2,375 |
| 1881 | 2,467 |
| 1891 | 3,136 |
| 1901 | 3,588 |
| 1911 | 3,588 |
| 1921 | 3,790 |
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, Perth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,588 |
| POP F | 1,957 |
| POP M | 1,631 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,849.48 |
| POP TOT | 3,588 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 715 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,240 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.94 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 42 |
| BAPTISTS | 139 |
| BRETHREN | 18 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 677 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,678 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 905 |
| CHINESE | 7 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 796 |
| F MARRIED | 579 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| F SINGLE | 1,181 |
| F WIDOWED | 188 |
| FAMILIES | 828 |
| FRENCH | 130 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 35 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 61 |
| ITALIAN | 35 |
| JEWISH | 17 |
| JEWS | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 629 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 938 |
| M WIDOWED | 60 |
| METHODISTS | 550 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| POLISH | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 919 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,129 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 13 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123017— 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). "Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-town-ville-on090008-1911/.