Torbolton, Ontario (1911 census)
Torbolton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 76.080°W.
Population
In 1911, Torbolton had a population of 842: 465 male and 377 female residents. Population density was 19.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 675 |
| 1871 | 751 |
| 1881 | 1,024 |
| 1891 | 1,023 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 842 |
| 1921 | 739 |
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, Torbolton 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 27,462 area in acres, 842 total population, 465 males in the population, 377 females in the population, 329 single (never-married) males, 229 single (never-married) females, 180 families, 126 married males, 123 married females, 42.91 area in square miles, 25 widowed females, 19.62 population per square mile, 9 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,002 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 461 persons of British origin (Irish), 198 persons of British origin (English), 159 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 297 Anglicans (Church of England), 288 Presbyterians, 167 Roman Catholics, 72 Methodists, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Adventists, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875451
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbolton_Township
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). "Torbolton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/torbolton-on061008-1911/.