Uxbridge, Ontario (1911 census)
Uxbridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,471. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.055°N, 79.162°W.
Population
In 1911, Uxbridge had a population of 2,471: 1,265 male and 1,206 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,081 |
| 1891 | 3,461 |
| 1901 | 2,846 |
| 1911 | 2,471 |
| 1921 | 2,858 |
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, Uxbridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,935 area in acres, 2,471 total population, 1,265 males in the population, 1,206 females in the population, 734 single (never-married) males, 652 single (never-married) females, 562 families, 486 married males, 477 married females, 84.27 area in square miles, 75 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 29.32 population per square mile, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 2,846 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 1,370 persons of British origin (English), 447 persons of British origin (Irish), 248 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 124 persons of Dutch origin, 118 persons of German origin, 78 persons of French origin, 66 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,251 Methodists, 355 Baptists, 291 Presbyterians, 276 Anglicans (Church of England), 94 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 84 Roman Catholics, 45 Mennonites, 38 Friends (Quakers), 20 Salvation Army adherents, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 553 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hartley Dewart | 1861–1924 | died here |
| Mary J.L. Black | 1879–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386959
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_(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). "Uxbridge, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-on103006-1911/.