Grattan, Ontario (1911 census)
Grattan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,977. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 77.051°W.
Population
In 1911, Grattan had a population of 1,977: 1,019 male and 958 female residents. Population density was 17.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 554 |
| 1861 | 1,253 |
| 1871 | 1,481 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,724 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,700 |
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, Grattan 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 72,923 area in acres, 1,977 total population, 1,019 males in the population, 958 females in the population, 687 single (never-married) males, 610 single (never-married) females, 319 families, 309 married males, 296 married females, 113.94 area in square miles, 52 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 17.35 population per square mile. 2,078 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 1,092 persons of British origin (Irish), 370 persons of French origin, 341 persons of German origin, 130 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 42 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Polish origin. 1 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,234 Roman Catholics, 286 Lutherans, 192 Presbyterians, 191 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Methodists, 25 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 319 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261611
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). "Grattan, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grattan-on117006-1911/.