Toronto, Ontario (1911 census)
Toronto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,208. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.604°N, 79.662°W.
Population
In 1911, Toronto had a population of 6,208: 3,406 male and 2,802 female residents. Population density was 58.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 5,528 |
| 1901 | 5,208 |
| 1911 | 6,208 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Credit, VL, 1921 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Toronto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,935 area in acres, 6,208 total population, 3,406 males in the population, 2,802 females in the population, 2,037 single (never-married) males, 1,472 single (never-married) females, 1,305 families, 1,232 married males, 1,123 married females, 147 widowed females, 106.15 area in square miles, 78 widowed males, 60 females with marital status not given, 59 males with marital status not given, 58.48 population per square mile. 5,208 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 3,353 persons of British origin (English), 1,821 persons of British origin (Irish), 655 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 109 persons of German origin, 68 persons of Italian origin, 57 persons of Dutch origin, 49 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 32 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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 2,605 Methodists, 1,705 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,059 Presbyterians, 635 Roman Catholics, 121 Baptists, 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 Adventists, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 Congregationalists, 7 Disciples of Christ, 5 Lutherans, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,287 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Featherston | 1843–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109004_1891_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7826543
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Township,_Ontario
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). "Toronto, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-on109004-1911/.