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 24.9 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 |
| 1921 | 2,627 |
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,944 |
| POP F | 1,427 |
| POP M | 1,554 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.57 |
| POP TOT | 2,981 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 395 |
| AREA ACRES | 64,516 |
| AREA SQ MI | 100.80 |
| BAPTISTS | 333 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,253 |
| BRIT IRISH | 967 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 398 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DUTCH | 15 |
| DWELLINGS | 648 |
| F MARRIED | 567 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| F SINGLE | 782 |
| F WIDOWED | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 661 |
| FRENCH | 72 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| INDIAN | 197 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 574 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 22 |
| M SINGLE | 915 |
| M WIDOWED | 42 |
| METHODISTS | 1,379 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 538 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 310 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 55 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138015— 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/.