Billings, Ontario (1911 census)
Billings was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 535. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.859°N, 82.206°W.
Population
In 1911, Billings had a population of 535: 288 male and 247 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 635 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 535 |
| 1921 | 369 |
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, Billings shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 751 |
| POP F | 247 |
| POP M | 288 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 23.31 |
| POP TOT | 535 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 171 |
| AREA ACRES | 14,688 |
| AREA SQ MI | 22.95 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 171 |
| BRIT IRISH | 137 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 126 |
| DISCIPLES | 27 |
| DUTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 107 |
| F MARRIED | 87 |
| F SINGLE | 141 |
| F WIDOWED | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 47 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 85 |
| M SINGLE | 196 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 103 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 210 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127005_1891— 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). "Billings, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/billings-on054008-1911/.