Sydenham, Ontario (1911 census)
Sydenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,037. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7659765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.810°W.
Population
In 1911, Sydenham had a population of 3,037: 1,562 male and 1,475 female residents. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,021 |
| 1871 | 4,011 |
| 1881 | 4,293 |
| 1891 | 3,903 |
| 1901 | 3,406 |
| 1911 | 3,037 |
| 1921 | 2,610 |
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, Sydenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 69,872 area in acres, 3,037 total population, 1,562 males in the population, 1,475 females in the population, 975 single (never-married) males, 848 single (never-married) females, 661 families, 526 married males, 522 married females, 109.18 area in square miles, 101 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 27.82 population per square mile, 9 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,406 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 1,278 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 939 persons of British origin (Irish), 708 persons of British origin (English), 74 persons of German origin, 21 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,522 Presbyterians, 578 Methodists, 341 Roman Catholics, 326 Baptists, 223 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Lutherans, 14 Friends (Quakers), 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 653 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John McDougall | 1842–1917 | born here |
| James Conmee | 1848–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7659765
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham,_Grey_County,_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). "Sydenham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydenham-on073005-1911/.