Ekfrid, Ontario (1911 census)
Ekfrid was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.783°N, 81.628°W.
Population
In 1911, Ekfrid had a population of 2,482: 1,305 male and 1,177 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,791 |
| 1861 | 2,574 |
| 1871 | 3,193 |
| 1881 | 3,023 |
| 1891 | 2,876 |
| 1901 | 2,757 |
| 1911 | 2,482 |
| 1921 | 2,275 |
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, Ekfrid shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 55,275 area in acres, 2,482 total population, 1,305 males in the population, 1,177 females in the population, 781 single (never-married) males, 659 single (never-married) females, 550 families, 472 married males, 426 married females, 88 widowed females, 86.37 area in square miles, 42 widowed males, 28.74 population per square mile, 9 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,757 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 1,111 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 710 persons of British origin (English), 394 persons of British origin (Irish), 107 persons of German origin, 46 persons of Italian origin, 9 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 41 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 26 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 16 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 1,275 Presbyterians, 553 Methodists, 264 Baptists, 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 101 Roman Catholics, 88 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 41 Jews, 30 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Disciples of Christ, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 550 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Duncan Davidson | 1853–1916 | born here |
| Peter McArthur | 1866–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128006— 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). "Ekfrid, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ekfrid-on097003-1911/.