Prescott, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Prescott, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2420628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.713°N, 75.524°W.
Population
In 1911, Prescott, T-V had a population of 2,801: 1,305 male and 1,496 female residents. Population density was 1514.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,999 |
| 1891 | 2,919 |
| 1901 | 3,019 |
| 1911 | 2,801 |
| 1911 | 867 |
| 1921 | 2,636 |
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, Prescott, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,801 total population, 1,514.05 population per square mile, 1,496 females in the population, 1,305 males in the population, 1,182 area in acres, 800 single (never-married) females, 714 single (never-married) males, 688 families, 542 married females, 536 married males, 149 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 11 males with marital status not given, 5 females with marital status not given, 1.85 area in square miles. 3,019 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 1,355 persons of British origin (Irish), 776 persons of British origin (English), 309 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 189 persons of French origin, 86 persons of German origin, 50 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 900 Roman Catholics, 769 Anglicans (Church of England), 633 Methodists, 456 Presbyterians, 16 Baptists, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Lutherans, 3 Congregationalists, 1 Brethren, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 672 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard William Scott | 1825–1913 | born here |
| John Dowsley Reid | 1859–1929 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2420628
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_(Ontario)
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). "Prescott, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-t-v-on071006-1911/.