Ryerson, Ontario (1911 census)
Ryerson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.490°N, 79.852°W.
Population
In 1911, Ryerson had a population of 698: 302 male and 260 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 698 |
| 1921 | 559 |
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, Ryerson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 48,299 area in acres, 698 total population, 302 males in the population, 260 females in the population, 193 single (never-married) males, 149 single (never-married) females, 126 families, 102 married males, 100 married females, 75.47 area in square miles, 11 widowed females, 7.45 population per square mile, 7 widowed males. 697 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 334 persons of British origin (English), 111 persons of British origin (Irish), 104 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 97 persons of German origin, 23 persons of Swiss origin, 19 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 222 Presbyterians, 207 Methodists, 92 Baptists, 89 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Lutherans, 32 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Roman Catholics, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Congregationalists, 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 126 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262740
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). "Ryerson, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ryerson-on108026-1911/.