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 20.9 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,726 |
| POP F | 772 |
| POP M | 791 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 21.36 |
| POP TOT | 1,563 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 438 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,830 |
| AREA SQ MI | 73.17 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 376 |
| BRIT IRISH | 963 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 187 |
| DISCIPLES | 80 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 346 |
| F MARRIED | 287 |
| F SINGLE | 442 |
| F WIDOWED | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 346 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 284 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 475 |
| M WIDOWED | 31 |
| MENNONITES | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 490 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 477 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 66 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
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/.