Shelburne, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Shelburne, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,113. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.085°N, 80.207°W.
Population
In 1911, Shelburne, VL had a population of 1,113: 513 male and 600 female residents. Population density was 1135.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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, Shelburne, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,135.71 population per square mile, 1,113 total population, 630 area in acres, 600 females in the population, 513 males in the population, 324 single (never-married) females, 291 families, 255 single (never-married) males, 231 married males, 226 married females, 50 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 0.98 area in square miles. 1,188 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 477 persons of British origin (Irish), 312 persons of British origin (English), 308 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. 4 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 415 Methodists, 366 Presbyterians, 276 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 15 Congregationalists, 10 Baptists, 5 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 289 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859980
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne_(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). "Shelburne, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/shelburne-vl-on062009-1911/.