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 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1911, Fenelon had a population of 2,304: 1,129 male and 992 female residents. Population density was 20.5 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sturgeon Point, VL, 1921 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,310 area in acres, 2,304 total population, 1,129 males in the population, 992 females in the population, 702 single (never-married) males, 570 single (never-married) females, 471 families, 394 married males, 376 married females, 103.61 area in square miles, 44 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 20.48 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 2,304 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 1,077 persons of British origin (English), 592 persons of British origin (Irish), 528 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,185 Methodists, 533 Presbyterians, 214 Anglicans (Church of England), 106 Baptists, 74 Roman Catholics, 71 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 60 Brethren, 24 Salvation Army adherents, 22 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 467 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.