Athol, Ontario (1911 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,086. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1911, Athol had a population of 1,086: 547 male and 539 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
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, Athol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,187 |
| POP F | 539 |
| POP M | 547 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.93 |
| POP TOT | 1,086 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 100 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,228 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.29 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 580 |
| BRIT IRISH | 209 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 95 |
| DISCIPLES | 10 |
| DUTCH | 148 |
| DWELLINGS | 296 |
| F MARRIED | 278 |
| F SINGLE | 221 |
| F WIDOWED | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 301 |
| FRENCH | 20 |
| FRIENDS | 11 |
| GERMAN | 18 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 284 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 236 |
| M WIDOWED | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 840 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 71 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
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). "Athol, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on115002-1911/.