Trenton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Trenton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 848. 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 848: 1,983 male and 2,005 female residents. Population density was 1419.2 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 | 848 |
| 1921 | 5,902 |
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, Trenton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,005 females in the population, 1,983 males in the population, 1,800 area in acres, 1,419.22 population per square mile, 989 families, 966 single (never-married) males, 955 single (never-married) females, 886 married females, 857 married males, 848 total population, 147 widowed females, 122 males with marital status not given, 37 widowed males, 16 females with marital status not given, 2.81 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 4,217 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 293 persons of British origin (English), 257 persons of British origin (Irish), 119 persons of Dutch origin, 112 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 40 persons of French origin, 23 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 407 Methodists, 186 Presbyterians, 159 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Roman Catholics, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 946 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Henry Ham | 1847–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080013— 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-on080013-1911/.