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 14.1 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 32,071 area in acres, 706 total population, 360 males in the population, 346 females in the population, 227 single (never-married) males, 211 single (never-married) females, 147 families, 127 married males, 126 married females, 50.11 area in square miles, 14.09 population per square mile, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. 656 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 224 persons of British origin (Irish), 224 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 193 persons of British origin (English), 26 persons of German origin, 25 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 295 Presbyterians, 241 Methodists, 97 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Roman Catholics, 20 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Baptists, 5 Lutherans, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Mennonites, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 147 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.