Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Tilsonburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,758. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2415848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.868°N, 80.722°W.
Population
In 1911, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,758: 1,343 male and 1,415 female residents. Population density was 2749.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 66 |
| 1891 | 2,163 |
| 1901 | 2,241 |
| 1911 | 2,758 |
| 1921 | 2,974 |
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, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,241 |
| POP F | 1,415 |
| POP M | 1,343 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 881.15 |
| POP TOT | 2,758 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 9 |
| ANGLICANS | 463 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3.13 |
| BAPTISTS | 514 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,441 |
| BRIT IRISH | 443 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 460 |
| CHINESE | 4 |
| CHRISTIANS | 50 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 49 |
| DWELLINGS | 677 |
| F DIVORCED | 2 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 594 |
| F SINGLE | 716 |
| F WIDOWED | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 683 |
| FRENCH | 38 |
| GERMAN | 296 |
| ITALIAN | 9 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| M DIVORCED | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 609 |
| M SINGLE | 696 |
| M WIDOWED | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 1,106 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| PAGANS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 414 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 79 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 55 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2415848
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
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). "Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilsonburg-town-ville-on107008-1911/.