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 34.1 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,694 |
| POP F | 1,837 |
| POP M | 2,151 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 37.08 |
| POP TOT | 3,988 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,058 |
| AREA ACRES | 68,834 |
| AREA SQ MI | 107.55 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 117 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,244 |
| BRIT IRISH | 897 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 496 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DISCIPLES | 20 |
| DUTCH | 39 |
| DWELLINGS | 821 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 714 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 1,039 |
| F WIDOWED | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 831 |
| FRENCH | 22 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 160 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 31 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 741 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 1,342 |
| M WIDOWED | 62 |
| METHODISTS | 1,623 |
| NEGRO | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 959 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 157 |
| RUSSIAN | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 56 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 33 |
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/.