Flos, Ontario (1911 census)
Flos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,239. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.538°N, 79.878°W.
Population
In 1911, Flos had a population of 3,239: 1,688 male and 1,551 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 953 |
| 1871 | 1,756 |
| 1881 | 3,141 |
| 1891 | 3,782 |
| 1901 | 3,897 |
| 1911 | 3,239 |
| 1921 | 3,034 |
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, Flos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,267 area in acres, 3,239 total population, 1,688 males in the population, 1,551 females in the population, 1,042 single (never-married) males, 895 single (never-married) females, 721 families, 580 married males, 578 married females, 100.42 area in square miles, 75 widowed females, 54 widowed males, 32.24 population per square mile, 12 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given. 3,897 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 1,311 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,046 persons of British origin (English), 719 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 107 persons of German origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 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 1,067 Presbyterians, 804 Methodists, 627 Anglicans (Church of England), 608 Roman Catholics, 53 Baptists, 30 Mennonites, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Brethren, 8 Disciples of Christ, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 716 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261483
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). "Flos, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flos-on120001-1911/.