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 39.2 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,625 |
| POP F | 1,047 |
| POP M | 1,184 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 41.52 |
| POP TOT | 2,231 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 14 |
| ANGLICANS | 23 |
| AREA ACRES | 34,407 |
| AREA SQ MI | 53.76 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 44 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 342 |
| BRIT IRISH | 345 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 54 |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 431 |
| F MARRIED | 369 |
| F SINGLE | 635 |
| F WIDOWED | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 434 |
| FRENCH | 1,322 |
| GERMAN | 141 |
| M MARRIED | 379 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 769 |
| M WIDOWED | 35 |
| METHODISTS | 455 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 26 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,662 |
| RUSSIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
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/.