Tecumseth, Ontario (1911 census)
Tecumseth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.084°N, 79.767°W.
Population
In 1911, Tecumseth had a population of 3,099: 1,691 male and 1,408 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,998 |
| 1861 | 4,546 |
| 1871 | 4,728 |
| 1881 | 5,325 |
| 1891 | 3,863 |
| 1901 | 3,440 |
| 1911 | 3,099 |
| 1921 | 2,942 |
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, Tecumseth 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 67,644 area in acres, 3,099 total population, 1,691 males in the population, 1,408 females in the population, 1,062 single (never-married) males, 803 single (never-married) females, 658 families, 574 married males, 540 married females, 105.69 area in square miles, 55 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 29.32 population per square mile, 11 males with marital status not given, 10 females with marital status not given. 3,440 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 1,501 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,124 persons of British origin (English), 280 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of German origin, 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 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 1,279 Methodists, 808 Anglicans (Church of England), 613 Presbyterians, 351 Roman Catholics, 151 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Baptists, 5 Friends (Quakers), 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 658 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Mills | 1840–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144013— 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). "Tecumseth, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tecumseth-on121005-1911/.