Sheffield, Ontario (1911 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.
Population
In 1911, Sheffield had a population of 1,879: 942 male and 937 female residents. Population density was 13.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,792 |
| 1861 | 2,925 |
| 1871 | 2,615 |
| 1881 | 2,591 |
| 1891 | 2,355 |
| 1901 | 2,280 |
| 1911 | 1,879 |
| 1921 | 1,600 |
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, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,280 |
| POP F | 937 |
| POP M | 942 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 11.65 |
| POP TOT | 1,879 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 309 |
| AREA ACRES | 103,219 |
| AREA SQ MI | 161.28 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 409 |
| F MARRIED | 327 |
| F SINGLE | 532 |
| F WIDOWED | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 410 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 328 |
| M SINGLE | 576 |
| M WIDOWED | 38 |
| METHODISTS | 623 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 140 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 791 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Sheffield, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on092014-1911/.