Russell, Ontario (1911 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,964. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.
Population
In 1911, Russell had a population of 3,964: 2,007 male and 1,957 female residents. Population density was 49.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 503 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 2,339 |
| 1881 | 3,458 |
| 1891 | 3,918 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,964 |
| 1921 | 3,752 |
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, Russell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,835 |
| POP F | 1,957 |
| POP M | 2,007 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 54.18 |
| POP TOT | 3,964 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 169 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,694 |
| AREA SQ MI | 72.96 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 55 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 229 |
| BRIT IRISH | 612 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 298 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 83 |
| DWELLINGS | 766 |
| F DIVORCED | 3 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 699 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 1,161 |
| F WIDOWED | 90 |
| FAMILIES | 780 |
| FRENCH | 2,670 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 710 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 1,248 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| METHODISTS | 355 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 664 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,703 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2981843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(Ontario)
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). "Russell, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on118006-1911/.