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 20.2 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,045 area in acres, 1,422 total population, 728 males in the population, 694 females in the population, 434 single (never-married) males, 396 single (never-married) females, 315 families, 263 married males, 251 married females, 70.38 area in square miles, 38 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 20.20 population per square mile, 10 males with marital status not given, 9 females with marital status not given. 1,581 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 583 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 364 persons of British origin (English), 254 persons of German origin, 213 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 707 Presbyterians, 258 Methodists, 163 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 113 Anglicans (Church of England), 101 Baptists, 31 Lutherans, 17 Mennonites, 12 Congregationalists, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Roman Catholics, 4 Disciples of Christ, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 312 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.