Sunnidale, Ontario (1911 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.399°N, 79.986°W.
Population
In 1911, Sunnidale had a population of 2,175: 1,171 male and 1,004 female residents. Population density was 24.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 203 |
| 1861 | 985 |
| 1871 | 1,991 |
| 1881 | 2,802 |
| 1891 | 2,772 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 2,070 |
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, Sunnidale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,811 area in acres, 2,175 total population, 1,171 males in the population, 1,004 females in the population, 724 single (never-married) males, 548 single (never-married) females, 477 families, 408 married males, 404 married females, 88.77 area in square miles, 50 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 24.50 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 2,367 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 752 persons of British origin (Irish), 721 persons of British origin (English), 371 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 203 persons of German origin, 47 persons of French origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of British origin (other). 41 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 702 Methodists, 699 Presbyterians, 238 Anglicans (Church of England), 226 Mennonites, 179 Roman Catholics, 56 Baptists, 49 Disciples of Christ, 12 Brethren, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 477 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262940
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). "Sunnidale, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sunnidale-on120004-1911/.