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 17.2 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:
- Admaston
- Algona N & Wilberforce
- Algona S
- Bromley
- Brougham
- Eganville vl pt
- Griffith & Matawatchan
- Sebastopol
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 | 2,078 |
| POP F | 958 |
| POP M | 1,019 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 17.35 |
| POP TOT | 1,977 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 191 |
| AREA ACRES | 72,923 |
| AREA SQ MI | 113.94 |
| BAPTISTS | 25 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 42 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,092 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 130 |
| DWELLINGS | 319 |
| F MARRIED | 296 |
| F SINGLE | 610 |
| F WIDOWED | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FRENCH | 370 |
| GERMAN | 341 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 286 |
| M MARRIED | 309 |
| M SINGLE | 687 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 49 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 192 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,234 |
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/.