Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Dalhousie, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.251°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Dalhousie, VL had a population of 1,152: 571 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 3972.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,152 |
| 1921 | 1,492 |
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 Dalhousie, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,125 |
| POP F | 581 |
| POP M | 571 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3,972.41 |
| POP TOT | 1,152 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 463 |
| AREA ACRES | 186 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.29 |
| BAPTISTS | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 360 |
| BRIT IRISH | 368 |
| BRIT OTHER | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 239 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 8 |
| DUTCH | 31 |
| DWELLINGS | 257 |
| F MARRIED | 235 |
| F SINGLE | 311 |
| F WIDOWED | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FRENCH | 17 |
| GERMAN | 102 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 225 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 322 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 57 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 279 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 315 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230573
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Dalhousie
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 Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dalhousie-vl-on093014-1911/.