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 54.2 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,694 area in acres, 3,964 total population, 2,007 males in the population, 1,957 females in the population, 1,248 single (never-married) males, 1,161 single (never-married) females, 780 families, 710 married males, 699 married females, 90 widowed females, 72.96 area in square miles, 54.18 population per square mile, 46 widowed males, 3 divorced females, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 1 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,835 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 2,670 persons of French origin, 612 persons of British origin (Irish), 298 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 229 persons of British origin (English), 83 persons of Dutch origin, 69 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,703 Roman Catholics, 664 Presbyterians, 355 Methodists, 169 Anglicans (Church of England), 55 Baptists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Jews, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 766 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.