Usborne, Ontario (1911 census)
Usborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,944. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.347°N, 81.401°W.
Population
In 1911, Usborne had a population of 1,944: 1,024 male and 920 female residents. Population density was 29.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,484 |
| 1861 | 3,219 |
| 1871 | 3,831 |
| 1881 | 3,074 |
| 1891 | 2,528 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 1,944 |
| 1921 | 1,797 |
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, Usborne 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 42,920 area in acres, 1,944 total population, 1,024 males in the population, 920 females in the population, 607 single (never-married) males, 469 single (never-married) females, 455 families, 385 married females, 383 married males, 67.06 area in square miles, 66 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 28.99 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,367 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 1,146 persons of British origin (English), 368 persons of British origin (Irish), 343 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,337 Methodists, 441 Presbyterians, 123 Anglicans (Church of England), 52 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 15 Baptists, 11 Lutherans, 8 Roman Catholics, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 449 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Alexander Russell | 1877–1940 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263051
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). "Usborne, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/usborne-on082006-1911/.