Ross, Ontario (1911 census)
Ross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,017. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 77.073°W.
Population
In 1911, Ross had a population of 2,017: 578 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 83.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 708 |
| 1861 | 1,311 |
| 1871 | 1,682 |
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,402 |
| 1901 | 2,269 |
| 1911 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | 1,790 |
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, Ross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 8,925 area in acres, 2,017 total population, 581 females in the population, 578 males in the population, 370 single (never-married) males, 358 single (never-married) females, 227 families, 201 married females, 199 married males, 82.96 population per square mile, 22 widowed females, 13.97 area in square miles, 9 widowed males. 903 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 1,210 persons of British origin (Irish), 431 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 265 persons of British origin (English), 76 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 846 Methodists, 641 Presbyterians, 187 Roman Catholics, 172 Anglicans (Church of England), 142 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Baptists, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Lutherans, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 222 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262721
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). "Ross, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ross-on116008-1911/.