Townsend, Ontario (1911 census)
Townsend was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.941°N, 80.253°W.
Population
In 1911, Townsend had a population of 3,763: 1,991 male and 1,772 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,935 |
| 1861 | 5,742 |
| 1871 | 5,474 |
| 1881 | 4,963 |
| 1891 | 4,291 |
| 1901 | 4,017 |
| 1911 | 3,763 |
| 1921 | 3,797 |
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, Townsend shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,392 area in acres, 3,763 total population, 1,991 males in the population, 1,772 females in the population, 1,037 single (never-married) males, 957 families, 875 married males, 864 married females, 791 single (never-married) females, 113 widowed females, 103.74 area in square miles, 69 widowed males, 36.27 population per square mile, 6 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 legally separated males, 1 divorced males. 4,017 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 1,608 persons of British origin (English), 607 persons of German origin, 466 persons of British origin (Irish), 460 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 306 persons of Dutch origin, 54 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 39 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,616 Baptists, 1,552 Methodists, 271 Anglicans (Church of England), 202 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 152 Presbyterians, 60 Roman Catholics, 21 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Salvation Army adherents, 13 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Lutherans, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Brethren, 3 Adventists, 3 Congregationalists, 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 949 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263014
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). "Townsend, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/townsend-on100004-1911/.