Lochiel, Ontario (1911 census)
Lochiel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,392. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 74.595°W.
Population
In 1911, Lochiel had a population of 4,392: 2,189 male and 2,203 female residents. Population density was 37.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,174 |
| 1861 | 5,069 |
| 1871 | 4,827 |
| 1881 | 5,525 |
| 1891 | 5,016 |
| 1901 | 4,857 |
| 1911 | 4,392 |
| 1921 | 4,078 |
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, Lochiel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,160 area in acres, 4,392 total population, 2,203 females in the population, 2,189 males in the population, 1,423 single (never-married) males, 1,348 single (never-married) females, 851 families, 662 married females, 661 married males, 115.88 area in square miles, 114 widowed females, 77 females with marital status not given, 73 males with marital status not given, 37.90 population per square mile, 32 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 4,857 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 2,327 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,767 persons of French origin, 175 persons of British origin (Irish), 102 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,695 Roman Catholics, 1,483 Presbyterians, 157 Baptists, 26 Methodists, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Jews, 4 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 833 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hugh Gauthier | 1843–1922 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Lochiel, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lochiel-on070004-1911/.