Storrington, Ontario (1911 census)
Storrington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,906. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1911, Storrington had a population of 1,906: 1,188 male and 1,153 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,130 |
| 1861 | 2,894 |
| 1871 | 2,882 |
| 1881 | 2,811 |
| 1891 | 2,285 |
| 1901 | 2,062 |
| 1911 | 1,906 |
| 1921 | 1,719 |
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, Storrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 60,420 area in acres, 1,906 total population, 1,188 males in the population, 1,153 females in the population, 644 single (never-married) males, 587 single (never-married) females, 559 families, 510 married males, 490 married females, 94.41 area in square miles, 74 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 24.80 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,502 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 939 persons of British origin (Irish), 545 persons of British origin (English), 179 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 151 persons of Dutch origin, 45 persons of French origin, 39 persons of German origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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 1,078 Methodists, 372 Presbyterians, 186 Anglicans (Church of England), 154 Roman Catholics, 65 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 20 Salvation Army adherents, 13 Friends (Quakers), 11 Baptists, 4 Jews, 2 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 557 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henri Béland | 1869–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Storrington, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/storrington-on069016-1911/.