Whitby, Ontario (1911 census)
Whitby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,875. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7994182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.934°N, 78.966°W.
Population
In 1911, Whitby had a population of 1,875: 962 male and 913 female residents. Population density was 37.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,875 |
| 1921 | 3,119 |
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, Whitby 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 32,007 area in acres, 1,875 total population, 962 males in the population, 913 females in the population, 557 single (never-married) males, 467 single (never-married) females, 464 families, 372 married females, 371 married males, 73 widowed females, 50.01 area in square miles, 37.49 population per square mile, 33 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,050 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 1,271 persons of British origin (English), 299 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 244 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,011 Methodists, 494 Presbyterians, 257 Anglicans (Church of England), 59 Baptists, 33 Roman Catholics, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Jews, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 464 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Sophia Brown | 1862–1936 | died here |
| Donald Grant Creighton | 1902–1979 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133010_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7994182
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_Township
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, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-on104004-1911/.