Trafalgar, Ontario (1911 census)
Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.492°N, 79.766°W.
Population
In 1911, Trafalgar had a population of 3,988: 2,151 male and 1,837 female residents. Population density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,782 |
| 1861 | 5,846 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1881 | 4,382 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 3,694 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 4,225 |
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, Trafalgar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,834 area in acres, 3,988 total population, 2,151 males in the population, 1,837 females in the population, 1,342 single (never-married) males, 1,039 single (never-married) females, 831 families, 741 married males, 714 married females, 107.55 area in square miles, 79 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 37.08 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,694 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 2,244 persons of British origin (English), 897 persons of British origin (Irish), 496 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 160 persons of German origin, 39 persons of Dutch origin, 31 persons of Italian origin, 22 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 11 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. 1 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 1,623 Methodists, 1,058 Anglicans (Church of England), 959 Presbyterians, 157 Roman Catholics, 117 Baptists, 56 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 33 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 20 Disciples of Christ, 4 Congregationalists, 4 Lutherans, 3 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 821 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bowes | 1834–1911 | born here |
| Joseph Featherston | 1843–1913 | born here |
| Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843-1933) | 1843–1933 | died here |
| Cyrus Albert Birge | 1847–1929 | born here |
| Joseph Martin | 1852–1923 | born here |
| Almon Penfield Turner | 1864–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7832431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Township
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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on076004-1911/.