Plympton, Ontario (1911 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,206. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.012°N, 82.107°W.
Population
In 1911, Plympton had a population of 3,206: 1,705 male and 1,501 female residents. Population density was 26.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,511 |
| 1861 | 3,287 |
| 1871 | 5,259 |
| 1881 | 4,495 |
| 1891 | 3,929 |
| 1901 | 3,621 |
| 1911 | 3,206 |
| 1921 | 2,829 |
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, Plympton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 78,505 area in acres, 3,206 total population, 1,705 males in the population, 1,501 females in the population, 1,044 single (never-married) males, 818 single (never-married) females, 732 families, 612 married males, 592 married females, 122.66 area in square miles, 89 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 26.14 population per square mile, 7 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 3,621 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 1,176 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,044 persons of British origin (English), 816 persons of British origin (Irish), 75 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,161 Presbyterians, 940 Methodists, 477 Anglicans (Church of England), 219 Roman Catholics, 176 Baptists, 122 Congregationalists, 77 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 54 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 731 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262605
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). "Plympton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plympton-on088003-1911/.