Sydney, Ontario (1911 census)
Sydney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.204°N, 77.520°W.
Population
In 1911, Sydney had a population of 4,335. Population density was 34.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,152 |
| 1901 | 4,438 |
| 1911 | 4,335 |
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 Deloro, VL, 1921 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sydney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,931 |
| POP F | 815 |
| POP M | 947 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 16.95 |
| POP TOT | 4,335 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 542 |
| AREA ACRES | 66,522 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103.94 |
| BAPTISTS | 122 |
| BRETHREN | 28 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,088 |
| BRIT IRISH | 970 |
| BRIT OTHER | 25 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 367 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 697 |
| DWELLINGS | 344 |
| F MARRIED | 304 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 470 |
| F WIDOWED | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FRENCH | 75 |
| GERMAN | 67 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| ITALIAN | 8 |
| JEWISH | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 341 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 571 |
| M WIDOWED | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 2,943 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 307 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 310 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 19 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Sydney, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydney-on080007-1911/.