Ryde, Ontario (1911 census)
Ryde was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 479. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.955°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1911, Ryde had a population of 479: 502 male and 442 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 612 |
| 1901 | 552 |
| 1911 | 479 |
| 1921 | 325 |
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, Ryde shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 502 males in the population, 479 total population, 442 females in the population, 328 single (never-married) males, 280 single (never-married) females, 161 married males, 147 married females, 145 families, 15 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 2 legally separated males. 838 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 151 persons of British origin (English), 105 persons of British origin (Irish), 89 persons of German origin, 74 persons of Dutch origin, 44 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 387 Methodists, 37 Presbyterians, 33 Lutherans, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 145 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129017— 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). "Ryde, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ryde-on098014-1911/.