Tilbury E, Ontario (1911 census)
Tilbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1911, Tilbury E had a population of 3,255: 924 male and 891 female residents. Population density was 44.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,872 |
| 1891 | 3,033 |
| 1911 | 3,255 |
| 1921 | 3,197 |
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, Tilbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,054 area in acres, 3,255 total population, 924 males in the population, 891 females in the population, 511 single (never-married) males, 473 single (never-married) females, 432 families, 385 married females, 383 married males, 44.58 population per square mile, 40.71 area in square miles, 31 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced males. 2,103 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 1,090 persons of British origin (English), 809 persons of French origin, 660 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 501 persons of British origin (Irish), 93 persons of German origin, 33 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 18 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. 2 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 1,028 Methodists, 1,026 Roman Catholics, 685 Presbyterians, 278 Anglicans (Church of England), 62 Baptists, 48 Congregationalists, 46 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 34 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 30 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Lutherans, 5 Disciples of Christ, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 430 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121009_1911— 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). "Tilbury E, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-e-on085005-1911/.