Macdonald, Ontario (1911 census)
Macdonald was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 566. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.480°N, 84.020°W.
Population
In 1911, Macdonald had a population of 566. Population density was 17.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 518 |
| 1911 | 566 |
| 1921 | 595 |
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, Macdonald shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 473 |
| POP F | 58 |
| POP M | 87 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 18.98 |
| POP TOT | 566 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 93 |
| AREA ACRES | 19,083 |
| AREA SQ MI | 29.82 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 149 |
| BRIT IRISH | 218 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 120 |
| CHRISTIANS | 22 |
| DWELLINGS | 32 |
| F MARRIED | 23 |
| F SINGLE | 30 |
| F WIDOWED | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 32 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 73 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 22 |
| M SINGLE | 63 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 264 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 163 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102055— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262107
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). "Macdonald, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/macdonald-on055016-1911/.