King, Ontario (1911 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,007. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.975°N, 79.598°W.
Population
In 1911, King had a population of 5,007: 2,626 male and 2,381 female residents. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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, King shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 80,622 area in acres, 5,007 total population, 2,626 males in the population, 2,381 females in the population, 1,587 single (never-married) males, 1,323 single (never-married) females, 1,083 families, 948 married males, 925 married females, 125.97 area in square miles, 125 widowed females, 84 widowed males, 39.75 population per square mile, 6 legally separated females, 6 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced males. 5,565 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 2,369 persons of British origin (English), 1,248 persons of British origin (Irish), 819 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 320 persons of Dutch origin, 74 persons of German origin, 63 persons of British origin (other), 39 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 29 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,771 Methodists, 1,298 Presbyterians, 984 Anglicans (Church of England), 448 Roman Catholics, 195 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 177 Baptists, 63 Friends (Quakers), 29 Jews, 28 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Lutherans, 7 Congregationalists, 7 Disciples of Christ, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,078 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(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). "King, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on137004-1911/.