Preston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Preston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,883. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1911, Preston, T-V had a population of 3,883: 2,024 male and 1,859 female residents. Population density was 2325.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,883 |
| 1921 | 5,423 |
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, Preston, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,883 total population, 2,325.15 population per square mile, 2,024 males in the population, 1,859 females in the population, 1,144 single (never-married) males, 1,067 area in acres, 979 single (never-married) females, 835 families, 828 married males, 774 married females, 99 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 8 males with marital status not given, 4 legally separated females, 2 females with marital status not given, 1.67 area in square miles, 1 divorced females. 2,308 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 1,795 persons of German origin, 1,131 persons of British origin (English), 342 persons of British origin (Irish), 341 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 161 persons of Polish origin, 48 persons of French origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Chinese origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 862 Lutherans, 844 Roman Catholics, 707 Methodists, 704 Anglicans (Church of England), 525 Presbyterians, 173 Baptists, 30 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Mennonites, 10 Brethren, 5 Congregationalists, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 782 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Wellington Wegenast | 1876–1942 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-t-v-on131006-1911/.