Galway, Ontario (1911 census)
Galway was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 78.529°W.
Population
In 1911, Galway had a population of 338: 176 male and 162 female residents. Population density was 3.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 710 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 338 |
| 1921 | 370 |
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, Galway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 698 |
| POP F | 162 |
| POP M | 176 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.09 |
| POP TOT | 338 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 69 |
| AREA ACRES | 69,920 |
| AREA SQ MI | 109.25 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 78 |
| BRIT IRISH | 178 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 24 |
| DWELLINGS | 76 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 50 |
| F SINGLE | 93 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 79 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| GERMAN | 44 |
| M MARRIED | 50 |
| M SINGLE | 118 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 106 |
| MORMONS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 69 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 73 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261532
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). "Galway, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-on113003-1911/.