Tossorontio, Ontario (1911 census)
Tossorontio was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 79.957°W.
Population
In 1911, Tossorontio had a population of 1,563: 791 male and 772 female residents. Population density was 21.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 492 |
| 1861 | 1,073 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,921 |
| 1891 | 1,870 |
| 1901 | 1,726 |
| 1911 | 1,563 |
| 1921 | 1,672 |
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, Tossorontio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,830 area in acres, 1,563 total population, 791 males in the population, 772 females in the population, 475 single (never-married) males, 442 single (never-married) females, 346 families, 287 married females, 284 married males, 73.17 area in square miles, 43 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 21.36 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,726 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 963 persons of British origin (Irish), 376 persons of British origin (English), 187 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of German origin, 7 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 490 Methodists, 477 Presbyterians, 438 Anglicans (Church of England), 80 Disciples of Christ, 66 Roman Catholics, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Mennonites, 1 Baptists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 346 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144015— 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). "Tossorontio, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tossorontio-on121006-1911/.