Romney, Ontario (1911 census)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1911, Romney had a population of 1,815. Population density was 39.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1871 | 711 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 1,815 |
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, Romney 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 | 4,844 |
| POP F | 2,063 |
| POP M | 2,337 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 37.99 |
| POP TOT | 1,815 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 78 |
| AREA ACRES | 74,126 |
| AREA SQ MI | 115.82 |
| BAPTISTS | 190 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,099 |
| BRIT IRISH | 267 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 172 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DUTCH | 78 |
| DWELLINGS | 949 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 800 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| F SINGLE | 1,130 |
| F WIDOWED | 122 |
| FAMILIES | 964 |
| FRENCH | 109 |
| GERMAN | 67 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 819 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 18 |
| M SINGLE | 1,439 |
| M WIDOWED | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 1,294 |
| MORMONS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 98 |
| PROTESTANTS | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 99 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004— 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). "Romney, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/romney-on085004-1911/.