Humphrey, Ontario (1911 census)
Humphrey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 657. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.039°N, 79.942°W.
Population
In 1911, Humphrey had a population of 657: 57 male and 37 female residents. Population density was 1.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 685 |
| 1911 | 657 |
| 1921 | 692 |
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, Humphrey 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 38,794 area in acres, 657 total population, 60.62 area in square miles, 57 males in the population, 41 single (never-married) males, 37 females in the population, 21 single (never-married) females, 20 families, 15 married females, 15 married males, 1.55 population per square mile, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. 15 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 247 persons of British origin (English), 121 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 97 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 264 Anglicans (Church of England), 211 Presbyterians, 129 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 83 Methodists, 38 Roman Catholics, 33 Brethren, 16 Baptists, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Congregationalists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 20 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261808
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). "Humphrey, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humphrey-on108015-1911/.