Emily, Ontario (1911 census)
Emily was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,121. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5372401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1911, Emily had a population of 2,121. Population density was 20.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,762 |
| 1861 | 3,923 |
| 1871 | 3,790 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,603 |
| 1901 | 2,304 |
| 1911 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 1,888 |
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, Emily shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,994 |
| POP F | 1,237 |
| POP M | 1,454 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 26.10 |
| POP TOT | 2,121 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 369 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,985 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103.10 |
| BAPTISTS | 24 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 236 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,788 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 65 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 548 |
| F MARRIED | 449 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 724 |
| F WIDOWED | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 553 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 461 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 955 |
| M WIDOWED | 35 |
| METHODISTS | 709 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 152 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 856 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5372401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Township
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). "Emily, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emily-on129010-1911/.