Fenelon, Ontario (1911 census)
Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.484°N, 78.789°W.
Population
In 1911, Fenelon had a population of 2,304. Population density was 20.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 590 |
| 1861 | 2,122 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 3,094 |
| 1891 | 2,809 |
| 1901 | 2,470 |
| 1911 | 2,304 |
| 1921 | 1,895 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,304 |
| POP F | 992 |
| POP M | 1,129 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 20.48 |
| POP TOT | 2,304 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 214 |
| AREA ACRES | 66,310 |
| AREA SQ MI | 103.61 |
| BAPTISTS | 106 |
| BRETHREN | 60 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,077 |
| BRIT IRISH | 592 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 528 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 22 |
| DUTCH | 17 |
| DWELLINGS | 467 |
| F MARRIED | 376 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 570 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 471 |
| FRENCH | 11 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 38 |
| ITALIAN | 22 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 394 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 702 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| METHODISTS | 1,185 |
| MORMONS | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 533 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 74 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 24 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5443317
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_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). "Fenelon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on129011-1911/.