Rochester, Ontario (1911 census)
Rochester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,231. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.236°N, 82.655°W.
Population
In 1911, Rochester had a population of 2,231: 1,184 male and 1,047 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 788 |
| 1861 | 1,349 |
| 1871 | 2,152 |
| 1881 | 2,483 |
| 1891 | 2,806 |
| 1901 | 2,625 |
| 1911 | 2,231 |
| 1921 | 2,082 |
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, Rochester 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 34,407 area in acres, 2,231 total population, 1,184 males in the population, 1,047 females in the population, 769 single (never-married) males, 635 single (never-married) females, 434 families, 379 married males, 369 married females, 53.76 area in square miles, 43 widowed females, 41.52 population per square mile, 35 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,625 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 1,322 persons of French origin, 345 persons of British origin (Irish), 342 persons of British origin (English), 141 persons of German origin, 54 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,662 Roman Catholics, 455 Methodists, 44 Baptists, 26 Presbyterians, 23 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Adventists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 431 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262708
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). "Rochester, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rochester-on067002-1911/.