Draper, Ontario (1911 census)
Draper was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.992°N, 79.209°W.
Population
In 1911, Draper had a population of 938: 513 male and 425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,082 |
| 1901 | 998 |
| 1911 | 938 |
| 1921 | 732 |
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, Draper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 938 total population, 513 males in the population, 425 females in the population, 332 single (never-married) males, 252 single (never-married) females, 186 families, 160 married males, 153 married females, 21 widowed males, 20 widowed females. 998 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 401 persons of British origin (English), 223 persons of British origin (Irish), 166 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 124 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 308 Methodists, 287 Anglicans (Church of England), 217 Presbyterians, 81 Lutherans, 29 Roman Catholics, 13 Baptists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 184 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129005_1911— 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). "Draper, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-on098005-1911/.