Saugeen, Ontario (1911 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.407°N, 81.371°W.
Population
In 1911, Saugeen had a population of 1,422: 728 male and 694 female residents. Population density was 21.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
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, Saugeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,581 |
| POP F | 694 |
| POP M | 728 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 20.20 |
| POP TOT | 1,422 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 113 |
| AREA ACRES | 45,045 |
| AREA SQ MI | 70.38 |
| BAPTISTS | 101 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 364 |
| BRIT IRISH | 213 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 583 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 12 |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 312 |
| F MARRIED | 251 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| F SINGLE | 396 |
| F WIDOWED | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 315 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 254 |
| LUTHERANS | 31 |
| M MARRIED | 263 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 434 |
| M WIDOWED | 21 |
| MENNONITES | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 258 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 707 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 163 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on059009-1911/.