St. Joseph, Ontario (1911 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,098. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7589251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.265°N, 84.019°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Joseph had a population of 1,098. Population density was 20.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,237 |
| 1891 | 367 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,098 |
| 1921 | 1,017 |
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, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,137 |
| POP F | 171 |
| POP M | 186 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.51 |
| POP TOT | 1,098 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 230 |
| AREA ACRES | 93,511 |
| AREA SQ MI | 146.11 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 361 |
| BRIT IRISH | 364 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 220 |
| DUTCH | 32 |
| DWELLINGS | 65 |
| F MARRIED | 59 |
| F SINGLE | 108 |
| F WIDOWED | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 68 |
| FRENCH | 75 |
| GERMAN | 30 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 59 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 121 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 347 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 362 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 140 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102087— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7589251
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph,_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). "St. Joseph, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-joseph-on055023-1911/.