Roxborough, Ontario (1911 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,295. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1911, Roxborough had a population of 4,295: 2,171 male and 2,124 female residents. Population density was 37.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1891 | 4,736 |
| 1901 | 4,834 |
| 1911 | 4,295 |
| 1921 | 4,005 |
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, Roxborough 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 73,297 area in acres, 4,295 total population, 2,171 males in the population, 2,124 females in the population, 1,343 single (never-married) males, 1,205 single (never-married) females, 907 families, 769 married males, 766 married females, 153 widowed females, 114.52 area in square miles, 59 widowed males, 37.50 population per square mile. 4,834 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 1,756 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,299 persons of French origin, 562 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of British origin (English), 299 persons of Dutch origin, 50 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,910 Presbyterians, 1,706 Roman Catholics, 317 Methodists, 167 Anglicans (Church of England), 102 Baptists, 92 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 905 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145004— 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). "Roxborough, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/roxborough-on122004-1911/.