Collins, Ontario (1911 census)
Collins was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.061°N, 83.051°W.
Population
In 1911, Collins had a population of 323: 101 male and 25 female residents. Population density was 3.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 163 |
| 1911 | 323 |
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, Collins shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,001 area in acres, 323 total population, 101 males in the population, 70 single (never-married) males, 35.94 area in square miles, 25 females in the population, 22 married males, 17 families, 13 single (never-married) females, 11 married females, 9 widowed males, 3.51 population per square mile, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 113 persons of British origin (English), 93 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of French origin, 14 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 106 Presbyterians, 90 Methodists, 86 Anglicans (Church of England), 36 Roman Catholics, 5 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 17 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054020— 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). "Collins, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collins-on054020-1911/.