Petrolia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Petrolia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3089341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 82.141°W.
Population
In 1911, Petrolia, Town—Ville had a population of 3,518: 1,701 male and 1,817 female residents. Population density was 3507.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,651 |
| 1881 | 3,465 |
| 1891 | 4,357 |
| 1901 | 4,135 |
| 1911 | 3,518 |
| 1921 | 3,148 |
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, Petrolia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,135 |
| POP F | 1,817 |
| POP M | 1,701 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 833.65 |
| POP TOT | 3,518 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 9 |
| ANGLICANS | 464 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,700 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4.22 |
| BAPTISTS | 428 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,413 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,023 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 744 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 43 |
| DWELLINGS | 854 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 726 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 922 |
| F WIDOWED | 162 |
| FAMILIES | 874 |
| FRENCH | 65 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 153 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 728 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 912 |
| M WIDOWED | 56 |
| METHODISTS | 1,261 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| NEGRO | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 916 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 253 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 144 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 43 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3089341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolia,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolia_(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). "Petrolia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petrolia-town-ville-on087008-1911/.