Seymour, Ontario (1911 census)
Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,331. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.
Population
In 1911, Seymour had a population of 3,331: 1,905 male and 1,426 female residents. Population density was 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,781 |
| 1861 | 3,842 |
| 1871 | 4,289 |
| 1881 | 3,783 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,261 |
| 1911 | 3,331 |
| 1921 | 2,687 |
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, Seymour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,261 |
| POP F | 1,426 |
| POP M | 1,905 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.19 |
| POP TOT | 3,331 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 239 |
| AREA ACRES | 73,025 |
| AREA SQ MI | 114.10 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 41 |
| BAPTISTS | 62 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 996 |
| BRIT IRISH | 802 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,013 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 7 |
| CHINESE | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 34 |
| DWELLINGS | 697 |
| F MARRIED | 626 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 729 |
| F WIDOWED | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 715 |
| FRENCH | 127 |
| GERMAN | 106 |
| GREEK | 36 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 72 |
| ITALIAN | 120 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 759 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 15 |
| M SINGLE | 1,077 |
| M WIDOWED | 53 |
| METHODISTS | 1,426 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,035 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 482 |
| RUSSIAN | 18 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 25 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7459234
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Township
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). "Seymour, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on101005-1911/.