Tarentorus & St. Marys, Ontario (1911 census)
Tarentorus & St. Marys was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.559°N, 84.286°W.
Population
In 1911, Tarentorus & St. Marys had a population of 697: 1 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 31.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 697 |
| 1921 | 721 |
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 Sault Ste. Marie, 1901 (92.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tarentorus & St. Marys, 1921 (73.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rankin, 1921 (26.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Tarentorus & St. Marys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 13,980 area in acres, 697 total population, 301 females in the population, 31.91 population per square mile, 21.84 area in square miles, 1 families, 1 males in the population, 1 single (never-married) males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 289 persons of British origin (English), 138 persons of British origin (Irish), 126 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 76 persons of French origin, 50 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 1 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 185 Anglicans (Church of England), 181 Methodists, 147 Roman Catholics, 128 Presbyterians, 39 Baptists, 6 Lutherans, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102090— 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). "Tarentorus & St. Marys, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tarentorus-st-marys-on055025-1911/.