Foley, Ontario (1911 census)
Foley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,111. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.299°N, 79.942°W.
Population
In 1911, Foley had a population of 1,111. Population density was 16.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 618 |
| 1911 | 1,111 |
| 1921 | 486 |
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, Foley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 104 |
| POP F | 21 |
| POP M | 33 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.69 |
| POP TOT | 1,111 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 117 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.13 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 103 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 192 |
| BRIT IRISH | 202 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 181 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 10 |
| F MARRIED | 10 |
| F SINGLE | 10 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 11 |
| FRENCH | 52 |
| GERMAN | 81 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 97 |
| INDIAN | 254 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 16 |
| M MARRIED | 9 |
| M SINGLE | 24 |
| METHODISTS | 424 |
| NEGRO | 15 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 275 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 157 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 14 |
| SWISS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261485
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). "Foley, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/foley-on108011-1911/.