Stamford, Ontario (1911 census)
Stamford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,139. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7597413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.097°N, 79.119°W.
Population
In 1911, Stamford had a population of 3,139: 1,720 male and 1,419 female residents. Population density was 87.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | 3,139 |
| 1921 | 7,495 |
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 Niagara Falls, Village, 1901 (2.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Stamford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,089 area in acres, 3,139 total population, 1,720 males in the population, 1,419 females in the population, 960 single (never-married) males, 738 single (never-married) females, 714 married males, 686 families, 596 married females, 87 population per square mile, 84 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 36.08 area in square miles, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females. 2,140 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 1,387 persons of British origin (English), 512 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 428 persons of British origin (Irish), 347 persons of German origin, 148 persons of Italian origin, 139 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 66 persons of French origin, 28 persons of Polish origin, 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 7 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 923 Methodists, 724 Anglicans (Church of England), 672 Presbyterians, 572 Roman Catholics, 154 Baptists, 38 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 24 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 23 Disciples of Christ, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 13 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Lutherans, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 675 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7597413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Township
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). "Stamford, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on132005-1911/.