John Island, Ontario (1911 census)
John Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 216. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 81.628°W.
Population
In 1911, John Island had a population of 216: 11 male and 1 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 148 |
| 1911 | 216 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1921 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, John Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,894 area in acres, 216 total population, 35.77 area in square miles, 11 males in the population, 10 single (never-married) males, 1 families, 1 females in the population, 1 married females, 1 married males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 111 persons of French origin, 35 persons of Russian origin, 17 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 16 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 139 Roman Catholics, 36 Lutherans, 17 Presbyterians, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054035— 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). "John Island, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/john-island-on054035-1911/.