St. Catharines, City—Cité, Ontario (1911 census)
St. Catharines, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 12,484. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q126805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 79.237°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Catharines, City—Cité had a population of 12,484: 6,182 male and 6,302 female residents. Population density was 1855.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,368 |
| 1861 | 6,284 |
| 1871 | 7,864 |
| 1881 | 9,631 |
| 1891 | 9,170 |
| 1901 | 9,946 |
| 1911 | 12,484 |
| 1921 | 19,881 |
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 St. Catharines, City—Cité, 1901 (64.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Catharines, City—Cité, 1921 (14.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Catharines, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 9,946 |
| POP F | 6,302 |
| POP M | 6,182 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3,259.53 |
| POP TOT | 12,484 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3,724 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,450 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3.83 |
| BAPTISTS | 751 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 5,698 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,881 |
| BRIT OTHER | 89 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,619 |
| CHINESE | 21 |
| CHRISTIANS | 57 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 35 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 126 |
| DUTCH | 291 |
| DWELLINGS | 2,766 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 8 |
| F MARRIED | 2,429 |
| F SINGLE | 3,342 |
| F WIDOWED | 522 |
| FAMILIES | 2,844 |
| FRENCH | 310 |
| FRIENDS | 7 |
| GERMAN | 977 |
| GREEK | 7 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| INDIAN | 15 |
| ITALIAN | 63 |
| JEWISH | 109 |
| JEWS | 109 |
| LUTHERANS | 77 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 2,490 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 3,473 |
| M WIDOWED | 210 |
| MENNONITES | 47 |
| METHODISTS | 3,031 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 184 |
| POLISH | 38 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,053 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,262 |
| RUSSIAN | 3 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 108 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 34 |
| SWISS | 26 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 119 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q126805
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catharines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Catharines
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). "St. Catharines, City—Cité, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-catharines-city-cit-on093009-1911/.