Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Sarnia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 82.394°W.
Population
In 1911, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 9,947: 4,799 male and 5,148 female residents. Population density was 9916.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,091 |
| 1871 | 2,929 |
| 1881 | 3,874 |
| 1891 | 6,692 |
| 1901 | 8,176 |
| 1911 | 9,947 |
| 1921 | 14,877 |
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, Sarnia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 8,176 |
| POP F | 5,148 |
| POP M | 4,799 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4,076.63 |
| POP TOT | 9,947 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,875 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,560 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.44 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 924 |
| BRETHREN | 25 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,676 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,431 |
| BRIT OTHER | 56 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,533 |
| CHINESE | 19 |
| CHRISTIANS | 23 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 26 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 32 |
| DWELLINGS | 2,199 |
| F DIVORCED | 4 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 5 |
| F MARRIED | 2,065 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 2,701 |
| F WIDOWED | 365 |
| FAMILIES | 2,219 |
| FRENCH | 403 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 464 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| INDIAN | 53 |
| ITALIAN | 11 |
| JEWISH | 45 |
| JEWS | 45 |
| LUTHERANS | 34 |
| M DIVORCED | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 2,096 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 12 |
| M SINGLE | 2,544 |
| M WIDOWED | 144 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 3,074 |
| MORMONS | 21 |
| NEGRO | 89 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,268 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,491 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 66 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 22 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 102 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122012— 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). "Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-town-ville-on088006-1911/.