Sydney, Ontario (1911 census)
Sydney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.204°N, 77.520°W.
Population
In 1911, Sydney had a population of 9,876: 2,258 male and 2,077 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 4,438 |
| 1911 | 9,876 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Belleville, C, 1901 (79.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Belleville, C, 1921 (79.6% 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 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,273 area in acres, 9,876 total population, 2,258 males in the population, 2,077 females in the population, 1,219 single (never-married) males, 988 families, 985 single (never-married) females, 962 married males, 927 married females, 143 widowed females, 109.80 area in square miles, 68 widowed males, 39.48 population per square mile, 22 females with marital status not given, 9 males with marital status not given. 4,438 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 4,134 persons of British origin (English), 3,089 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,254 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 442 persons of Dutch origin, 403 persons of French origin, 368 persons of German origin, 40 persons of Italian origin, 30 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Chinese origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin. 32 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 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 3,677 Methodists, 2,458 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,779 Roman Catholics, 1,398 Presbyterians, 311 Baptists, 94 Salvation Army adherents, 42 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 40 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 32 Brethren, 15 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 Adventists, 7 Congregationalists, 7 Lutherans, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 970 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080009— 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-on080009-1911/.