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: 87 male and 58 female residents. Population density was 19.0 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,083 area in acres, 566 total population, 87 males in the population, 63 single (never-married) males, 58 females in the population, 32 families, 30 single (never-married) females, 29.82 area in square miles, 23 married females, 22 married males, 18.98 population per square mile, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. 473 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 218 persons of British origin (Irish), 149 persons of British origin (English), 120 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 73 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 264 Methodists, 163 Presbyterians, 93 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Baptists, 6 Brethren, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 32 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.