Port Colborne, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Colborne, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 79.262°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Colborne, T-V had a population of 1,624: 849 male and 775 female residents. Population density was 4776.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,154 |
| 1901 | 1,253 |
| 1911 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 3,415 |
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, Port Colborne, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,776.47 population per square mile, 1,624 total population, 849 males in the population, 775 females in the population, 510 single (never-married) males, 416 single (never-married) females, 411 families, 306 married males, 285 married females, 220 area in acres, 74 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 0.34 area in square miles. 1,253 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 535 persons of British origin (Irish), 433 persons of British origin (English), 389 persons of German origin, 141 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of French origin, 34 persons of Italian origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 441 Anglicans (Church of England), 331 Roman Catholics, 290 Methodists, 229 Presbyterians, 169 Baptists, 131 Lutherans, 18 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Brethren, 6 Mennonites, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 410 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424704
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Colborne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Colborne
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). "Port Colborne, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-colborne-t-v-on132015-1911/.