Rainy River, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Rainy River, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,578. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.192°N, 89.636°W.
Population
In 1911, Rainy River, T-V had a population of 1,578: 180 male and 125 female residents. Population density was 0.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 871 |
| 1911 | 1,578 |
| 1921 | 1,444 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Beaver Mills, 1901 (16.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Rainy River, T-V shared boundaries with:
- Blake, Neebing, Pardee & Scoble
- Devlin & Woodyat
- Fort Frances, T-V
- Lake of the Woods
- Other parts-aut parties
- Scoble
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 35,475 area in acres, 1,578 total population, 180 males in the population, 125 females in the population, 114 single (never-married) males, 72 single (never-married) females, 65 married males, 64 families, 55.43 area in square miles, 48 married females, 5 widowed females, 1 widowed males, 0.82 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 356 persons of British origin (English), 319 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 235 persons of British origin (Irish), 196 persons of Scandinavian origin, 164 persons of French origin, 158 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 56 persons of German origin, 29 persons of Russian origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 25 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 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 529 Roman Catholics, 368 Presbyterians, 257 Anglicans (Church of England), 194 Lutherans, 169 Methodists, 28 Baptists, 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Congregationalists, 4 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 60 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123059— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON141048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492477
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_River,_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). "Rainy River, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainy-river-t-v-on123059-1911/.