Port Perry, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Perry, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,148. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q484865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.102°N, 78.962°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Perry, Village had a population of 1,148: 540 male and 608 female residents. Population density was 1471.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,800 |
| 1891 | 1,698 |
| 1901 | 1,465 |
| 1911 | 1,148 |
| 1921 | 1,143 |
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 Perry, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,465 |
| POP F | 608 |
| POP M | 540 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,471.79 |
| POP TOT | 1,148 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 127 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 113 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 617 |
| BRIT IRISH | 260 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 182 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 26 |
| DWELLINGS | 343 |
| F MARRIED | 290 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 273 |
| F WIDOWED | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 265 |
| M SINGLE | 265 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 567 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 301 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 33 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q484865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Perry
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 Perry, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-perry-village-on104008-1911/.