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 3.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 430 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 69,920 area in acres, 338 total population, 176 males in the population, 162 females in the population, 118 single (never-married) males, 109.25 area in square miles, 93 single (never-married) females, 79 families, 50 married females, 50 married males, 18 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 3.09 population per square mile, 1 legally separated females. 698 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 178 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of British origin (English), 44 persons of German origin, 24 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 106 Methodists, 73 Roman Catholics, 69 Anglicans (Church of England), 69 Presbyterians, 12 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 76 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.