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 35.6 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 54,221 area in acres, 3,014 total population, 1,515 males in the population, 1,499 females in the population, 895 single (never-married) males, 852 single (never-married) females, 667 families, 575 married males, 563 married females, 84.72 area in square miles, 83 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 35.58 population per square mile, 1 divorced females. 3,627 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 1,683 persons of German origin, 508 persons of British origin (English), 314 persons of French origin, 306 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 192 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 801 Lutherans, 550 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 490 Roman Catholics, 485 Presbyterians, 424 Methodists, 134 Mennonites, 103 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 Baptists, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 663 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Willison | 1856–1927 | born here |
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/.