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 48.725°N, 94.566°W.
Population
In 1911, Rainy River, T-V had a population of 1,578. Population density was 1573.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Rainy River, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 125 |
| POP M | 180 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.82 |
| POP TOT | 1,578 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 257 |
| AREA ACRES | 35,475 |
| AREA SQ MI | 55.43 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 158 |
| BAPTISTS | 28 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 356 |
| BRIT IRISH | 235 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 319 |
| CHINESE | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 60 |
| F MARRIED | 48 |
| F SINGLE | 72 |
| F WIDOWED | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FRENCH | 164 |
| GERMAN | 56 |
| INDIAN | 25 |
| ITALIAN | 8 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 194 |
| M MARRIED | 65 |
| M SINGLE | 114 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 169 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 368 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 529 |
| RUSSIAN | 29 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 196 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 19 |
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/.