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 45.777°N, 79.811°W.
Population
In 1911, Foley had a population of 1,111: 33 male and 21 female residents. Population density was 0.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,000 area in acres, 1,111 total population, 78.13 area in square miles, 33 males in the population, 24 single (never-married) males, 21 females in the population, 11 families, 10 married females, 10 single (never-married) females, 9 married males, 1 widowed females, 0.69 population per square mile. 104 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 202 persons of British origin (Irish), 192 persons of British origin (English), 181 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 103 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 81 persons of German origin, 52 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 254 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 15 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 424 Methodists, 275 Presbyterians, 157 Roman Catholics, 117 Anglicans (Church of England), 97 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 21 Baptists, 16 Lutherans, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 10 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.