Keppel, Ontario (1911 census)
Keppel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,730. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.693°N, 81.028°W.
Population
In 1911, Keppel had a population of 2,730: 1,440 male and 1,290 female residents. Population density was 18.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,174 |
| 1881 | 3,449 |
| 1891 | 3,774 |
| 1901 | 4,160 |
| 1911 | 2,730 |
| 1921 | 2,401 |
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, Keppel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 92,743 area in acres, 2,730 total population, 1,440 males in the population, 1,290 females in the population, 795 single (never-married) males, 634 single (never-married) females, 607 families, 504 married males, 499 married females, 144.92 area in square miles, 93 males with marital status not given, 91 widowed females, 65 females with marital status not given, 47 widowed males, 18.83 population per square mile, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females. 4,160 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 1,027 persons of British origin (English), 779 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 739 persons of British origin (Irish), 120 persons of German origin, 26 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,116 Presbyterians, 1,092 Methodists, 278 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Baptists, 58 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 47 Lutherans, 40 Roman Catholics, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Disciples of Christ, 8 Mennonites, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 603 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261903
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). "Keppel, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keppel-on073002-1911/.