Vaughan, Ontario (1911 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,398. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Vaughan had a population of 4,398: 2,338 male and 2,060 female residents. Population density was 38.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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, Vaughan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,586 |
| POP F | 2,060 |
| POP M | 2,338 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 41.18 |
| POP TOT | 4,398 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 470 |
| AREA ACRES | 68,380 |
| AREA SQ MI | 106.85 |
| BAPTISTS | 120 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,014 |
| BRIT IRISH | 826 |
| BRIT OTHER | 35 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 865 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 18 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 125 |
| DISCIPLES | 26 |
| DUTCH | 132 |
| DWELLINGS | 931 |
| F MARRIED | 768 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 47 |
| F SINGLE | 1,147 |
| F WIDOWED | 98 |
| FAMILIES | 940 |
| FRENCH | 15 |
| GERMAN | 471 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 18 |
| JAPANESE | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 173 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 15 |
| M MARRIED | 795 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 40 |
| M SINGLE | 1,416 |
| M WIDOWED | 72 |
| MENNONITES | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 1,948 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,307 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 173 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on136004-1911/.