Johnson, Ontario (1911 census)
Johnson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 706. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.375°N, 83.894°W.
Population
In 1911, Johnson had a population of 706: 360 male and 346 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 752 |
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, Johnson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 656 |
| POP F | 346 |
| POP M | 360 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 14.09 |
| POP TOT | 706 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 97 |
| AREA ACRES | 32,071 |
| AREA SQ MI | 50.11 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 193 |
| BRIT IRISH | 224 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 224 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 147 |
| F MARRIED | 126 |
| F SINGLE | 211 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FRENCH | 25 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 127 |
| M SINGLE | 227 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 241 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 295 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 25 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261866
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). "Johnson, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/johnson-on055010-1911/.