Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1911 census)
Stratford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 12,946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q740756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.370°N, 80.982°W.
Population
In 1911, Stratford, City—Cité had a population of 12,946: 6,399 male and 6,547 female residents. Population density was 2564.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,809 |
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1911 | 12,946 |
| 1921 | 16,094 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stratford, City—Cité, 1921 (50.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Stratford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 9,959 |
| POP F | 6,547 |
| POP M | 6,399 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,922.35 |
| POP TOT | 12,946 |
Other recorded variables (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,094 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,835 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4.43 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 635 |
| BELGIAN | 6 |
| BRETHREN | 12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,936 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,028 |
| BRIT OTHER | 55 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,536 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 13 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 172 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 10 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 2,816 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 2,453 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 20 |
| F SINGLE | 3,616 |
| F WIDOWED | 455 |
| FAMILIES | 2,890 |
| FRENCH | 201 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 1,714 |
| GREEK | 19 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 36 |
| JEWISH | 36 |
| JEWS | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 849 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 2,465 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 33 |
| M SINGLE | 3,724 |
| M WIDOWED | 174 |
| MENNONITES | 29 |
| METHODISTS | 2,395 |
| MORMONS | 33 |
| NEGRO | 29 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,050 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,205 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 141 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 308 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 259 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q740756
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_(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). "Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-city-cit-on110006-1911/.