Whitby E, Ontario (1911 census)
Whitby E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.955°N, 78.881°W.
Population
In 1911, Whitby E had a population of 2,879: 1,534 male and 1,345 female residents. Population density was 59.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,411 |
| 1881 | 3,417 |
| 1911 | 2,879 |
| 1921 | 3,886 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Whitby E, 1921 (92.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Whitby E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 31,179 area in acres, 2,879 total population, 1,534 males in the population, 1,345 females in the population, 918 single (never-married) males, 702 single (never-married) females, 626 families, 566 married males, 553 married females, 86 widowed females, 59.09 population per square mile, 48.72 area in square miles, 45 widowed males, 4 legally separated males, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,631 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 2,076 persons of British origin (English), 369 persons of British origin (Irish), 336 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of Polish origin, 31 persons of German origin, 11 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,471 Methodists, 539 Anglicans (Church of England), 434 Presbyterians, 158 Roman Catholics, 157 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 76 Baptists, 29 Salvation Army adherents, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 617 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert McLaughlin | 1836–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Whitby E, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-e-on104005-1911/.