Harvey, Ontario (1911 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,027. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.589°N, 78.401°W.
Population
In 1911, Harvey had a population of 1,027: 576 male and 451 female residents. Population density was 6.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 360 |
| 1871 | 670 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
| 1891 | 1,155 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1911 | 1,027 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Harvey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 106,021 area in acres, 1,027 total population, 576 males in the population, 451 females in the population, 360 single (never-married) males, 244 single (never-married) females, 218 families, 206 married males, 192 married females, 165.66 area in square miles, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6.20 population per square mile. 1,199 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 384 persons of British origin (Irish), 353 persons of British origin (English), 174 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 50 persons of French origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 357 Presbyterians, 285 Methodists, 239 Anglicans (Church of England), 91 Roman Catholics, 42 Baptists, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Jews, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 216 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| A. E. (Albert Edward) Kemp | 1858–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261706
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). "Harvey, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harvey-on113004-1911/.