Whitby, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Whitby, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,248. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.878°N, 78.943°W.
Population
In 1911, Whitby, T-V had a population of 2,248: 1,058 male and 1,190 female residents. Population density was 378.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,248 |
| 1921 | 2,800 |
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, T-V 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 3,800 area in acres, 2,248 total population, 1,190 females in the population, 1,058 males in the population, 663 single (never-married) females, 603 single (never-married) males, 551 families, 404 married males, 400 married females, 378.45 population per square mile, 124 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 5.94 area in square miles, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given. 2,110 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 1,208 persons of British origin (English), 429 persons of British origin (Irish), 418 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of French origin, 25 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 54 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 683 Anglicans (Church of England), 649 Methodists, 397 Presbyterians, 213 Roman Catholics, 211 Baptists, 54 Jews, 42 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Friends (Quakers), 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 Brethren, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 547 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hunter McMillan Canadian politician (1846-1933) | 1846–1933 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386338
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_(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). "Whitby, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-t-v-on104007-1911/.