Sullivan, Ontario (1911 census)
Sullivan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,813. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1911, Sullivan had a population of 2,813: 1,480 male and 1,333 female residents. Population density was 24.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 538 |
| 1861 | 1,736 |
| 1871 | 3,151 |
| 1881 | 4,143 |
| 1891 | 4,164 |
| 1901 | 3,697 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 2,356 |
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, Sullivan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,537 area in acres, 2,813 total population, 1,480 males in the population, 1,333 females in the population, 941 single (never-married) males, 750 single (never-married) females, 602 families, 515 married females, 510 married males, 116.46 area in square miles, 60 widowed females, 24.16 population per square mile, 17 widowed males, 12 males with marital status not given, 8 females with marital status not given. 3,697 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 1,062 persons of German origin, 808 persons of British origin (Irish), 559 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 374 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 991 Lutherans, 895 Presbyterians, 366 Methodists, 341 Anglicans (Church of England), 120 Baptists, 91 Roman Catholics, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 601 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Letitia Mooney | 1873–1951 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262936
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). "Sullivan, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sullivan-on074005-1911/.