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 34.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,017 |
| POP F | 1,772 |
| POP M | 1,991 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 36.27 |
| POP TOT | 3,763 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 271 |
| AREA ACRES | 66,392 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103.74 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,616 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,608 |
| BRIT IRISH | 466 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 460 |
| CHRISTIANS | 9 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 306 |
| DWELLINGS | 949 |
| F MARRIED | 864 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 791 |
| F WIDOWED | 113 |
| FAMILIES | 957 |
| FRENCH | 54 |
| GERMAN | 607 |
| INDIAN | 39 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 875 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 1,037 |
| M WIDOWED | 69 |
| METHODISTS | 1,552 |
| MORMONS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 152 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 60 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 14 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 202 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 21 |
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/.