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 29.9 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,228 area in acres, 1,086 total population, 547 males in the population, 539 females in the population, 301 families, 284 married males, 278 married females, 236 single (never-married) males, 221 single (never-married) females, 40 widowed females, 36.29 area in square miles, 29.93 population per square mile, 26 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,187 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 580 persons of British origin (English), 209 persons of British origin (Irish), 148 persons of Dutch origin, 95 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 9 persons of British origin (other). 2 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 840 Methodists, 100 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Roman Catholics, 34 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Presbyterians, 11 Friends (Quakers), 10 Disciples of Christ, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Baptists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Brethren, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 296 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.