Fenelon Falls, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Fenelon Falls, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,053. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.965°N, 78.265°W.
Population
In 1911, Fenelon Falls, VL had a population of 1,053: 361 male and 338 female residents. Population density was 8.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,155 |
| 1891 | 1,219 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,053 |
| 1921 | 1,031 |
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, Fenelon Falls, VL shared boundaries with:
- Anstruther & Burleigh
- Cardiff
- Dysart & Guilford
- Lawrence, Livingstone, McClintock, Nightingale & Sherbourne
- Minden
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,792 area in acres, 1,053 total population, 361 males in the population, 338 females in the population, 220 single (never-married) males, 204 single (never-married) females, 161 families, 129 married males, 123 married females, 84.05 area in square miles, 12 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 8.33 population per square mile, 1 divorced females. 629 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 422 persons of British origin (English), 346 persons of British origin (Irish), 195 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of French origin, 15 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 435 Methodists, 204 Presbyterians, 198 Anglicans (Church of England), 101 Baptists, 69 Roman Catholics, 23 Salvation Army adherents, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Jews, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 161 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5443310
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_Falls
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). "Fenelon Falls, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-falls-vl-on129025-1911/.