Dowling, Ontario (1911 census)
Dowling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.585°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1911, Dowling had a population of 296. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 296 |
| 1921 | 228 |
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, Dowling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 94 |
| POP F | 27 |
| POP M | 30 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.58 |
| POP TOT | 296 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 28 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,155 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.18 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 39 |
| BRIT IRISH | 33 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 24 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 11 |
| F MARRIED | 10 |
| F SINGLE | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 11 |
| FRENCH | 138 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 18 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 40 |
| POLISH | 38 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 36 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 186 |
| RUSSIAN | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146033— 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). "Dowling, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dowling-on054022-1911/.