Simcoe, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Simcoe, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,227. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3054408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.839°N, 80.293°W.
Population
In 1911, Simcoe, T-V had a population of 3,227: 1,534 male and 1,693 female residents. Population density was 2482.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,452 |
| 1861 | 1,858 |
| 1871 | 1,856 |
| 1881 | 2,645 |
| 1891 | 2,674 |
| 1901 | 2,627 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 3,953 |
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, Simcoe, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,227 total population, 2,482.31 population per square mile, 1,693 females in the population, 1,534 males in the population, 837 single (never-married) females, 833 area in acres, 829 families, 776 single (never-married) males, 708 married males, 707 married females, 143 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 5 legally separated females, 2 divorced males, 1.30 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,627 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 1,780 persons of British origin (English), 466 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 451 persons of British origin (Irish), 330 persons of German origin, 66 persons of Dutch origin, 47 persons of French origin, 25 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 950 Methodists, 767 Anglicans (Church of England), 727 Baptists, 420 Presbyterians, 168 Roman Catholics, 114 Salvation Army adherents, 41 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 16 Jews, 10 Congregationalists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 821 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William L. Walsh | 1857–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3054408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe
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). "Simcoe, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-t-v-on100009-1911/.