Sophiasburg, Ontario (1911 census)
Sophiasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,943. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7562942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.100°N, 77.193°W.
Population
In 1911, Sophiasburg had a population of 1,943: 957 male and 986 female residents. Population density was 26.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,734 |
| 1861 | 2,857 |
| 1871 | 2,702 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,341 |
| 1901 | 2,095 |
| 1911 | 1,943 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sophiasburg, 1901 (79.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sophiasburg, 1921 (79.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sophiasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,718 area in acres, 1,943 total population, 986 females in the population, 957 males in the population, 512 families, 461 married males, 457 single (never-married) males, 449 single (never-married) females, 448 married females, 85 widowed females, 74.56 area in square miles, 34 widowed males, 26.06 population per square mile, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 divorced males, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,095 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 677 persons of British origin (English), 451 persons of British origin (Irish), 335 persons of German origin, 253 persons of Dutch origin, 180 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. 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 1,407 Methodists, 270 Presbyterians, 143 Anglicans (Church of England), 37 Roman Catholics, 35 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 33 Friends (Quakers), 11 Baptists, 4 Disciples of Christ, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 487 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7562942
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophiasburgh_Township
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). "Sophiasburg, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sophiasburg-on115007-1911/.