Reach, Ontario (1911 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.003°W.
Population
In 1911, Reach had a population of 3,018: 1,578 male and 1,440 female residents. Population density was 28.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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, Reach shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,100 area in acres, 3,018 total population, 1,578 males in the population, 1,440 females in the population, 933 single (never-married) males, 735 single (never-married) females, 718 families, 617 married females, 611 married males, 106.40 area in square miles, 88 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 28.36 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 3,589 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 1,924 persons of British origin (English), 500 persons of British origin (Irish), 492 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of German origin, 12 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,857 Methodists, 789 Presbyterians, 166 Anglicans (Church of England), 120 Baptists, 72 Roman Catholics, 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Adventists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 717 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Beare | 1820–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— 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). "Reach, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on104002-1911/.