Dunnet, Ontario (1911 census)
Dunnet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 100. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.406°N, 80.354°W.
Population
In 1911, Dunnet had a population of 100: 581 male and 524 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 100 |
| 1921 | 968 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1901 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hislop, 1921 (26.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Guibord, 1921 (24.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Munroe, 1921 (22.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Playfair, 1921 (26.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dunnet 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 23,001 area in acres, 581 males in the population, 524 females in the population, 412 single (never-married) males, 355 single (never-married) females, 176 families, 162 married females, 161 married males, 100 total population, 35.94 area in square miles, 30.75 population per square mile, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 737 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 41 persons of British origin (English), 23 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 4 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 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Presbyterians, 18 Roman Catholics, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Methodists, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Baptists, 3 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 172 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099052— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261340
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). "Dunnet, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunnet-on099052-1911/.