Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Whitby, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 2,248: 1,058 male and 1,190 female residents. Population density was 2241.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,697 |
| 1871 | 2,732 |
| 1881 | 3,140 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,110 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,110 |
| POP F | 1,190 |
| POP M | 1,058 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 378.45 |
| POP TOT | 2,248 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 683 |
| AREA ACRES | 3,800 |
| AREA SQ MI | 5.94 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 211 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,208 |
| BRIT IRISH | 429 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 418 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DUTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 547 |
| F MARRIED | 400 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 663 |
| F WIDOWED | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 551 |
| FRENCH | 27 |
| FRIENDS | 8 |
| GERMAN | 25 |
| ITALIAN | 4 |
| JEWISH | 54 |
| JEWS | 54 |
| M MARRIED | 404 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 603 |
| M WIDOWED | 47 |
| METHODISTS | 649 |
| POLISH | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 397 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 213 |
| RUSSIAN | 11 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 42 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-town-ville-on104007-1911/.