St. Thomas, C, Ontario (1911 census)
St. Thomas, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 14,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2078072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.781°N, 81.203°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Thomas, C had a population of 14,054: 6,957 male and 7,097 female residents. Population density was 6006.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 10,366 |
| 1901 | 11,485 |
| 1911 | 14,054 |
| 1921 | 16,026 |
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. Thomas, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,054 total population, 7,097 females in the population, 6,957 males in the population, 6,005.98 population per square mile, 3,645 single (never-married) males, 3,476 single (never-married) females, 3,402 families, 3,143 married males, 3,057 married females, 1,500 area in acres, 550 widowed females, 135 widowed males, 34 males with marital status not given, 12 females with marital status not given, 2.34 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 11,485 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 7,496 persons of British origin (English), 2,657 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,360 persons of British origin (Irish), 765 persons of German origin, 233 persons of French origin, 165 persons of Dutch origin, 84 persons of British origin (other), 50 persons of Italian origin, 22 persons of Belgian origin, 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 19 persons of Chinese origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 41 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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). 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 4,168 Methodists, 3,069 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,583 Presbyterians, 1,488 Baptists, 1,431 Roman Catholics, 266 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 266 Disciples of Christ, 244 Salvation Army adherents, 153 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 106 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 105 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 41 Lutherans, 40 Jews, 39 Congregationalists, 21 Adventists, 20 Friends (Quakers), 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 13 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 11 Mennonites, 7 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3,337 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Frederick Hepburn | 1896–1953 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2078072
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas_(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. Thomas, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-thomas-c-on066004-1911/.