South River, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
South River, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 593. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.842°N, 79.372°W.
Population
In 1911, South River, VL had a population of 593. Population density was 591.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 593 |
| 1921 | 573 |
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, South River, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 768 |
| POP F | 311 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.35 |
| POP TOT | 593 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 152 |
| AREA ACRES | 45,086 |
| AREA SQ MI | 70.45 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRETHREN | 14 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 232 |
| BRIT IRISH | 163 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 106 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 23 |
| DWELLINGS | 145 |
| F MARRIED | 106 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 13 |
| F SINGLE | 181 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 44 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 106 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 34 |
| M SINGLE | 201 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 139 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 196 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 66 |
| RUSSIAN | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135054— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492521
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_River,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_River_(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). "South River, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/south-river-vl-on108039-1911/.