Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Prescott, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.713°N, 75.524°W.
Population
In 1911, Prescott, Town—Ville had a population of 2,801: 1,305 male and 1,496 female residents. Population density was 2795.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,156 |
| 1861 | 2,591 |
| 1871 | 2,617 |
| 1881 | 2,999 |
| 1891 | 2,919 |
| 1901 | 3,019 |
| 1911 | 2,801 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,019 |
| POP F | 1,496 |
| POP M | 1,305 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,514.05 |
| POP TOT | 2,801 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 769 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,182 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.85 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 776 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,355 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 309 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 50 |
| DWELLINGS | 672 |
| F MARRIED | 542 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| F SINGLE | 800 |
| F WIDOWED | 149 |
| FAMILIES | 688 |
| FRENCH | 189 |
| GERMAN | 86 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| ITALIAN | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 536 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 11 |
| M SINGLE | 714 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 633 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 456 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 900 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-town-ville-on071006-1911/.