Renfrew, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Renfrew, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,846. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2143987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.477°N, 76.691°W.
Population
In 1911, Renfrew, Village had a population of 3,846. Population density was 2867.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 700 |
| 1871 | 865 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 2,611 |
| 1901 | 3,153 |
| 1911 | 3,846 |
| 1921 | 4,906 |
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, Renfrew, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,152 |
| POP F | 2,163 |
| POP M | 2,242 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,343.09 |
| POP TOT | 3,846 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 323 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 176 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 621 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,123 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 988 |
| CHINESE | 7 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 864 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 776 |
| F SINGLE | 1,273 |
| F WIDOWED | 113 |
| FAMILIES | 880 |
| FRENCH | 490 |
| GERMAN | 103 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 16 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 25 |
| M MARRIED | 797 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| M SINGLE | 1,380 |
| M WIDOWED | 58 |
| METHODISTS | 547 |
| POLISH | 480 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,207 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,534 |
| RUSSIAN | 6 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 14 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2143987
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_(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). "Renfrew, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/renfrew-village-on117015-1911/.