Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 10,984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q463165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.518°N, 84.328°W.
Population
In 1911, Sault Ste. Marie, C had a population of 10,984: 6,321 male and 4,663 female residents. Population density was 2223.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 10,984 |
| 1921 | 21,092 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville, 1901 (15.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sault Ste. Marie, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,984 total population, 6,321 males in the population, 4,663 females in the population, 3,864 single (never-married) males, 3,160 area in acres, 2,543 single (never-married) females, 2,313 married males, 2,223.48 population per square mile, 2,013 families, 1,898 married females, 205 widowed females, 112 widowed males, 30 males with marital status not given, 13 females with marital status not given, 4.94 area in square miles, 4 legally separated females, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 7,169 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 2,761 persons of British origin (English), 2,126 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,055 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,207 persons of Italian origin, 1,051 persons of French origin, 436 persons of Russian origin, 425 persons of German origin, 253 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 104 persons of British origin (other), 103 persons of Scandinavian origin, 41 persons of Chinese origin, 31 persons of Greek origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. 80 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 70 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). 5 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 3,525 Roman Catholics, 2,522 Presbyterians, 1,708 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,673 Methodists, 512 Lutherans, 498 Baptists, 186 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 179 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 119 Salvation Army adherents, 77 Jews, 67 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 30 Disciples of Christ, 21 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 12 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Brethren, 5 Congregationalists, 2 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,853 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Thorneloe | 1848–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102108— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q463165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault-Sainte-Marie_(Ontario)
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). "Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-c-on055035-1911/.