Hay, Ontario (1911 census)
Hay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,014. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.403°N, 81.609°W.
Population
In 1911, Hay had a population of 3,014: 1,515 male and 1,499 female residents. Population density was 33.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 985 |
| 1861 | 3,054 |
| 1871 | 3,897 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 3,627 |
| 1911 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,724 |
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, Hay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,627 |
| POP F | 1,499 |
| POP M | 1,515 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 35.58 |
| POP TOT | 3,014 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 103 |
| AREA ACRES | 54,221 |
| AREA SQ MI | 84.72 |
| BAPTISTS | 19 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 508 |
| BRIT IRISH | 192 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 306 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 663 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 563 |
| F SINGLE | 852 |
| F WIDOWED | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 667 |
| FRENCH | 314 |
| GERMAN | 1,683 |
| LUTHERANS | 801 |
| M MARRIED | 575 |
| M SINGLE | 895 |
| M WIDOWED | 45 |
| MENNONITES | 134 |
| METHODISTS | 424 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 485 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 490 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 550 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261716
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). "Hay, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hay-on082001-1911/.