Saltfleet, Ontario (1911 census)
Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,458. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.
Population
In 1911, Saltfleet had a population of 4,458: 2,247 male and 2,211 female residents. Population density was 93.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,801 |
| 1861 | 2,740 |
| 1871 | 2,783 |
| 1881 | 2,951 |
| 1891 | 2,765 |
| 1901 | 3,209 |
| 1911 | 4,458 |
| 1921 | 5,900 |
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, Saltfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 30,448 area in acres, 4,458 total population, 2,247 males in the population, 2,211 females in the population, 1,221 single (never-married) males, 1,180 single (never-married) females, 1,068 families, 945 married males, 895 married females, 134 widowed females, 93.69 population per square mile, 73 widowed males, 47.58 area in square miles, 8 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 3,209 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 2,162 persons of British origin (English), 728 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 675 persons of British origin (Irish), 527 persons of German origin, 118 persons of Dutch origin, 75 persons of British origin (other), 70 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 50 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 17 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,234 Methodists, 1,137 Anglicans (Church of England), 606 Presbyterians, 192 Roman Catholics, 140 Baptists, 45 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Congregationalists, 17 Jews, 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 15 Lutherans, 11 Disciples of Christ, 9 Brethren, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 13 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,043 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7406103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_Township
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). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on135008-1911/.