Trenton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Trenton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2739754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.113°N, 77.561°W.
Population
In 1911, Trenton, Village had a population of 3,988. Population density was 3974.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,398 |
| 1871 | 1,796 |
| 1881 | 3,042 |
| 1891 | 4,363 |
| 1901 | 4,217 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 5,902 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bangor, McClure & Wicklow, 1901 (33.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Trenton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 422 |
| POP F | 420 |
| POP M | 491 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.25 |
| POP TOT | 3,988 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 853 |
| AREA ACRES | 49,105 |
| AREA SQ MI | 76.73 |
| BAPTISTS | 45 |
| BRETHREN | 29 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,406 |
| BRIT IRISH | 839 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 493 |
| CHINESE | 7 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 451 |
| DWELLINGS | 187 |
| F MARRIED | 172 |
| F SINGLE | 228 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FRENCH | 439 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 161 |
| ITALIAN | 128 |
| JEWISH | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 174 |
| M SINGLE | 308 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 1,778 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 265 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 818 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 26 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 34 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2739754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_(Ontario)
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). "Trenton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trenton-village-on080010-1911/.