Smith, Ontario (1911 census)
Smith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.439°N, 78.319°W.
Population
In 1911, Smith had a population of 2,981: 1,554 male and 1,427 female residents. Population density was 29.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,795 |
| 1871 | 3,428 |
| 1881 | 3,301 |
| 1891 | 3,045 |
| 1901 | 2,944 |
| 1911 | 2,981 |
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, Smith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,516 area in acres, 2,981 total population, 1,554 males in the population, 1,427 females in the population, 915 single (never-married) males, 782 single (never-married) females, 661 families, 574 married males, 567 married females, 100.80 area in square miles, 69 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 29.57 population per square mile, 22 males with marital status not given, 9 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,944 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 1,253 persons of British origin (English), 967 persons of British origin (Irish), 398 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 197 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 1,379 Methodists, 538 Presbyterians, 395 Anglicans (Church of England), 333 Baptists, 310 Roman Catholics, 55 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Lutherans, 3 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 648 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113007— 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). "Smith, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-on113007-1911/.