Port Dover, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Dover, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,138. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.795°N, 80.204°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Dover, Village had a population of 1,138: 547 male and 591 female residents. Population density was 1580.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,146 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,177 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
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 Dover, Village 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 | 1,177 |
| POP F | 591 |
| POP M | 547 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,580.56 |
| POP TOT | 1,138 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 356 |
| AREA ACRES | 463 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.72 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 88 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 572 |
| BRIT IRISH | 155 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 262 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 5 |
| DUTCH | 24 |
| DWELLINGS | 300 |
| F MARRIED | 232 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 300 |
| F WIDOWED | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FRENCH | 28 |
| GERMAN | 81 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 239 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 295 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 349 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 289 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 32 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131011_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230589
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Dover
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 Dover, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dover-village-on100011-1911/.