Yarmouth, Ontario (1911 census)
Yarmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,217. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.758°N, 81.124°W.
Population
In 1911, Yarmouth had a population of 5,217: 2,741 male and 2,476 female residents. Population density was 46.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,288 |
| 1861 | 6,166 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 5,575 |
| 1891 | 5,471 |
| 1901 | 5,089 |
| 1911 | 5,217 |
| 1921 | 5,212 |
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, Yarmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 72,473 area in acres, 5,217 total population, 2,741 males in the population, 2,476 females in the population, 1,545 single (never-married) males, 1,235 families, 1,227 single (never-married) females, 1,095 married males, 1,078 married females, 169 widowed females, 113.24 area in square miles, 94 widowed males, 46.07 population per square mile, 5 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 5,089 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 3,190 persons of British origin (English), 902 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 638 persons of British origin (Irish), 330 persons of German origin, 70 persons of Dutch origin, 39 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,341 Methodists, 993 Baptists, 787 Presbyterians, 624 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 Disciples of Christ, 119 Roman Catholics, 85 Friends (Quakers), 44 Salvation Army adherents, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Adventists, 6 Congregationalists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Lutherans, 3 Brethren, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,228 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Wilson Hilborn | 1849–1921 | born here |
| George John Blewett | 1873–1912 | born here |
| Mitchell Frederick Hepburn | 1896–1953 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109007_1881_1921— 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). "Yarmouth, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yarmouth-on065004-1911/.