Southwold, Ontario (1911 census)
Southwold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,933. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7571481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.746°N, 81.315°W.
Population
In 1911, Southwold had a population of 3,933: 2,067 male and 1,866 female residents. Population density was 33.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,063 |
| 1861 | 5,467 |
| 1871 | 5,559 |
| 1881 | 5,206 |
| 1891 | 4,766 |
| 1901 | 4,338 |
| 1911 | 3,933 |
| 1921 | 3,642 |
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, Southwold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,957 area in acres, 3,933 total population, 2,067 males in the population, 1,866 females in the population, 1,177 single (never-married) males, 974 families, 913 single (never-married) females, 794 married males, 779 married females, 147 widowed females, 117.12 area in square miles, 60 widowed males, 36 males with marital status not given, 33.58 population per square mile, 20 females with marital status not given, 7 divorced females. 4,338 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 1,854 persons of British origin (English), 862 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 727 persons of British origin (Irish), 242 persons of German origin, 29 persons of French origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of British origin (other). 40 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). 3 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,808 Methodists, 964 Presbyterians, 444 Baptists, 396 Anglicans (Church of England), 157 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 124 Congregationalists, 122 Roman Catholics, 40 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Disciples of Christ, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 950 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7571481
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwold,_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). "Southwold, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southwold-on066003-1911/.