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 24.5 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,621 |
| POP F | 1,501 |
| POP M | 1,705 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 26.14 |
| POP TOT | 3,206 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 477 |
| AREA ACRES | 78,505 |
| AREA SQ MI | 122.66 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 176 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,044 |
| BRIT IRISH | 816 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,176 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 122 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 731 |
| F MARRIED | 592 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 818 |
| F WIDOWED | 89 |
| FAMILIES | 732 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 75 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 612 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| M SINGLE | 1,044 |
| M WIDOWED | 42 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 940 |
| MORMONS | 13 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,161 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 219 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 54 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 77 |
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/.