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 24.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,432 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,406 |
| POP F | 1,475 |
| POP M | 1,562 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.82 |
| POP TOT | 3,037 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 223 |
| AREA ACRES | 69,872 |
| AREA SQ MI | 109.18 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 326 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 708 |
| BRIT IRISH | 939 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,278 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 653 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 522 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 848 |
| F WIDOWED | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 661 |
| FRENCH | 21 |
| FRIENDS | 14 |
| GERMAN | 74 |
| LUTHERANS | 16 |
| M MARRIED | 526 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| M SINGLE | 975 |
| M WIDOWED | 52 |
| METHODISTS | 578 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,522 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 341 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
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/.