Scarborough, Ontario (1911 census)
Scarborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,713. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.778°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1911, Scarborough had a population of 4,713: 2,499 male and 2,214 female residents. Population density was 63.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,244 |
| 1861 | 4,854 |
| 1871 | 4,615 |
| 1881 | 4,208 |
| 1891 | 4,028 |
| 1901 | 3,845 |
| 1911 | 4,713 |
| 1921 | 11,746 |
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, Scarborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,845 |
| POP F | 2,214 |
| POP M | 2,499 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 73.05 |
| POP TOT | 4,713 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,249 |
| AREA ACRES | 41,292 |
| AREA SQ MI | 64.52 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 93 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,621 |
| BRIT IRISH | 634 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,095 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 18 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 21 |
| DWELLINGS | 996 |
| F MARRIED | 818 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 1,261 |
| F WIDOWED | 132 |
| FAMILIES | 1,004 |
| FRENCH | 41 |
| FRIENDS | 13 |
| GERMAN | 142 |
| ITALIAN | 13 |
| JEWISH | 11 |
| JEWS | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 853 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 19 |
| M SINGLE | 1,552 |
| M WIDOWED | 73 |
| MENNONITES | 66 |
| METHODISTS | 1,170 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,754 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 274 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 114 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_(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). "Scarborough, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scarborough-on136003-1911/.