Aird Island, Ontario (1911 census)
Aird Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.135°N, 82.422°W.
Population
In 1911, Aird Island had a population of 984: 240 male and 82 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 122 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 343 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Spanish, 1901 (2.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Aird Island, 1901 (12.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Aird Island, 1921 (12.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shedden, 1921 (87.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 984 total population, 240 males in the population, 147 single (never-married) males, 89 married males, 82 females in the population, 51 single (never-married) females, 30 married females, 26 families, 4 widowed males, 1 widowed females. 122 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 355 persons of French origin, 238 persons of British origin (Irish), 143 persons of British origin (English), 112 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of German origin, 32 persons of Polish origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 14 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 6 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). 1 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 560 Roman Catholics, 157 Methodists, 132 Presbyterians, 84 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Lutherans, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 Baptists, 10 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 26 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102002— 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). "Aird Island, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aird-island-on054001-1911/.