Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Dalhousie, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,081 |
| 1881 | 1,129 |
| 1891 | 879 |
| 1901 | 1,125 |
| 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,972.41 population per square mile, 1,152 total population, 581 females in the population, 571 males in the population, 322 single (never-married) males, 311 single (never-married) females, 269 families, 235 married females, 225 married males, 186 area in acres, 35 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 0.29 area in square miles. 1,125 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 368 persons of British origin (Irish), 360 persons of British origin (English), 239 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 102 persons of German origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 463 Anglicans (Church of England), 315 Roman Catholics, 279 Presbyterians, 57 Methodists, 17 Baptists, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Disciples of Christ, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 257 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.