Ferris, Ontario (1911 census)
Ferris was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,223. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261458. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.371°N, 79.788°W.
Population
In 1911, Ferris had a population of 1,223: 2,351 male and 780 female residents. Population density was 94.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 962 |
| 1911 | 1,223 |
| 1921 | 1,358 |
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, Ferris shared boundaries with:
- Benoit, Maisonville & Otto
- Capreol, Norman & Rathburne
- Cobalt t-v
- Elk Lake Mining Division
- Englehart, T-V
- Kirkpatrick
- Latchford t-v
- Temagami Forest Reserve
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,220 area in acres, 2,351 males in the population, 1,543 single (never-married) males, 1,223 total population, 780 females in the population, 758 married males, 409 single (never-married) females, 396 families, 361 married females, 94.42 population per square mile, 33.16 area in square miles, 32 males with marital status not given, 18 widowed males, 8 females with marital status not given, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 981 persons of French origin, 89 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of British origin (English), 50 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,008 Roman Catholics, 106 Presbyterians, 48 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 Baptists, 16 Methodists, 13 Lutherans, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 376 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon White | 1836–1911 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261458
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). "Ferris, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ferris-on099039-1911/.