Turnberry, Ontario (1911 census)
Turnberry was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.897°N, 81.245°W.
Population
In 1911, Turnberry had a population of 1,897: 957 male and 940 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,201 |
| 1881 | 3,010 |
| 1891 | 2,452 |
| 1901 | 2,141 |
| 1911 | 1,897 |
| 1921 | 1,563 |
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, Turnberry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 37,054 area in acres, 1,897 total population, 957 males in the population, 940 females in the population, 572 single (never-married) males, 522 single (never-married) females, 444 families, 362 married females, 352 married males, 57.90 area in square miles, 56 widowed females, 32.76 population per square mile, 32 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 2,141 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 627 persons of British origin (Irish), 625 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 556 persons of British origin (English), 85 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 831 Presbyterians, 507 Methodists, 340 Anglicans (Church of England), 95 Roman Catholics, 90 Baptists, 14 Salvation Army adherents, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Congregationalists, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 443 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Caroline MacDonald | 1874–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263031
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). "Turnberry, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/turnberry-on081004-1911/.