Raleigh, Ontario (1911 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.373°N, 82.016°W.
Population
In 1911, Raleigh had a population of 4,400: 2,857 male and 2,458 female residents. Population density was 34.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 98,090 area in acres, 4,400 total population, 2,857 males in the population, 2,458 females in the population, 1,673 single (never-married) males, 1,293 single (never-married) females, 1,191 families, 1,039 married males, 1,021 married females, 153.27 area in square miles, 141 widowed females, 87 widowed males, 55 males with marital status not given, 34.68 population per square mile, 3 legally separated males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females. 5,494 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 1,825 persons of British origin (English), 1,040 persons of British origin (Irish), 565 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 252 persons of French origin, 178 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Chinese origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 428 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. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,940 Methodists, 778 Roman Catholics, 669 Anglicans (Church of England), 624 Presbyterians, 245 Baptists, 61 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 52 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 40 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Disciples of Christ, 5 Lutherans, 2 Jews, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,181 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— 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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on085003-1911/.