Jocelyn, Ontario (1911 census)
Jocelyn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 337. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11727591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.154°N, 83.954°W.
Population
In 1911, Jocelyn had a population of 337. Population density was 6.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 337 |
| 1921 | 344 |
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, Jocelyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 452 |
| POP F | 21 |
| POP M | 26 |
| POP TOT | 337 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 107 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 149 |
| BRIT IRISH | 84 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 59 |
| DWELLINGS | 12 |
| F MARRIED | 10 |
| F SINGLE | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 12 |
| GERMAN | 45 |
| M MARRIED | 11 |
| M SINGLE | 13 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 96 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 129 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11727591
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn,_Ontario
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). "Jocelyn, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/jocelyn-on055011-1911/.