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 35.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1881 | 4,005 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,834 |
| POP F | 2,124 |
| POP M | 2,171 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 37.50 |
| POP TOT | 4,295 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 167 |
| AREA ACRES | 73,297 |
| AREA SQ MI | 114.52 |
| BAPTISTS | 102 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 318 |
| BRIT IRISH | 562 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,756 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 92 |
| DUTCH | 299 |
| DWELLINGS | 905 |
| F MARRIED | 766 |
| F SINGLE | 1,205 |
| F WIDOWED | 153 |
| FAMILIES | 907 |
| FRENCH | 1,299 |
| GERMAN | 50 |
| ITALIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 769 |
| M SINGLE | 1,343 |
| M WIDOWED | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 317 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,910 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,706 |
| RUSSIAN | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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/.