Rawdon, Ontario (1911 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,029. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.269°N, 78.059°W.
Population
In 1911, Rawdon had a population of 3,029: 131 male and 142 female residents. Population density was 3.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
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, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 52,041 area in acres, 3,029 total population, 142 females in the population, 131 males in the population, 91 single (never-married) females, 81.32 area in square miles, 80 single (never-married) males, 57 families, 49 married males, 47 married females, 4 widowed females, 3.36 population per square mile, 2 widowed males. 237 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 1,255 persons of British origin (Irish), 874 persons of British origin (English), 460 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 266 persons of German origin, 116 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,762 Methodists, 496 Anglicans (Church of England), 453 Presbyterians, 118 Roman Catholics, 84 Baptists, 66 Brethren, 23 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 21 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 56 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on080006-1911/.