Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Ridgetown, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,954. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7332787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.436°N, 81.883°W.
Population
In 1911, Ridgetown, Town—Ville had a population of 1,954: 895 male and 1,059 female residents. Population density was 1948.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 2,254 |
| 1901 | 2,405 |
| 1911 | 1,954 |
| 1921 | 1,855 |
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, Ridgetown, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,405 |
| POP F | 1,059 |
| POP M | 895 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,792.66 |
| POP TOT | 1,954 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 339 |
| AREA ACRES | 700 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.09 |
| BAPTISTS | 250 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 905 |
| BRIT IRISH | 323 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 459 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 48 |
| DUTCH | 32 |
| DWELLINGS | 535 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 394 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 534 |
| F WIDOWED | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 539 |
| FRENCH | 38 |
| GERMAN | 174 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 5 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 395 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 463 |
| M WIDOWED | 31 |
| METHODISTS | 702 |
| MORMONS | 75 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 389 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 111 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 19 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7332787
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgetown
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). "Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ridgetown-town-ville-on084008-1911/.