Heron Bay, Michipicoten Island & Port Caldwell, Ontario (1911 census)
Heron Bay, Michipicoten Island & Port Caldwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 421. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.790°N, 88.650°W.
Population
In 1911, Heron Bay, Michipicoten Island & Port Caldwell had a population of 421: 95 male and 85 female residents. Population density was 2.7 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Other parts, 1921 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Heron Bay, Michipicoten Island & Port Caldwell 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 51,852 area in acres, 421 total population, 95 males in the population, 85 females in the population, 81.02 area in square miles, 56 single (never-married) males, 54 single (never-married) females, 38 families, 36 married males, 29 married females, 3 widowed males, 2.67 population per square mile, 2 widowed females. 21 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 98 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 65 persons of Italian origin, 57 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of British origin (English), 43 persons of French origin, 35 persons of Russian origin, 31 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 13 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 239 Roman Catholics, 64 Lutherans, 61 Anglicans (Church of England), 36 Presbyterians, 13 Methodists, 5 Baptists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 38 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Heron Bay, Michipicoten Island & Port Caldwell, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/heron-bay-michipicoten-island-port-caldwell-on123021-1911/.