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 33.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,565 |
| POP F | 2,381 |
| POP M | 2,626 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 39.75 |
| POP TOT | 5,007 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 984 |
| AREA ACRES | 80,622 |
| AREA SQ MI | 125.97 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 177 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,369 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,248 |
| BRIT OTHER | 63 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 819 |
| CHRISTIANS | 195 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| DISCIPLES | 7 |
| DUTCH | 320 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,078 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 6 |
| F MARRIED | 925 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 1,323 |
| F WIDOWED | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 1,083 |
| FRENCH | 39 |
| FRIENDS | 63 |
| GERMAN | 74 |
| ITALIAN | 13 |
| JEWISH | 29 |
| JEWS | 29 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 948 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 1,587 |
| M WIDOWED | 84 |
| METHODISTS | 1,771 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,298 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 448 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 28 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 14 |
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/.