Seaforth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Seaforth, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,983. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7440408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.549°N, 81.409°W.
Population
In 1911, Seaforth, Town—Ville had a population of 1,983: 906 male and 1,077 female residents. Population density was 2305.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,641 |
| 1901 | 2,245 |
| 1911 | 1,983 |
| 1921 | 1,829 |
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, Seaforth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,305.81 population per square mile, 1,983 total population, 1,077 females in the population, 906 males in the population, 560 single (never-married) females, 550 area in acres, 529 families, 482 single (never-married) males, 394 married females, 392 married males, 120 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 0.86 area in square miles. 2,245 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 674 persons of British origin (Irish), 589 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 539 persons of British origin (English), 144 persons of German origin, 12 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Greek origin. 18 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 915 Presbyterians, 505 Methodists, 300 Roman Catholics, 215 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Salvation Army adherents, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans, 1 Baptists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 525 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7440408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaforth,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaforth_(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). "Seaforth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seaforth-town-ville-on082007-1911/.