Port Rowan, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Rowan, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 721. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.634°N, 80.453°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Rowan, Village had a population of 721: 353 male and 368 female residents. Population density was 924.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 649 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 721 |
| 1921 | 672 |
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 Rowan, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 657 |
| POP F | 368 |
| POP M | 353 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 924.36 |
| POP TOT | 721 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 117 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 273 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 371 |
| BRIT IRISH | 90 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 71 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 63 |
| DWELLINGS | 185 |
| F MARRIED | 149 |
| F SINGLE | 175 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 190 |
| FRENCH | 21 |
| GERMAN | 90 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 151 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 184 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 283 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 31 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 9 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131012_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398395
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Rowan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Rowan
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 Rowan, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-rowan-village-on100012-1911/.